Pyrimidine derivative condensed with a non-aromatic ring

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a condensed pyrimidine compound represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: 
                         
where A represents a ring
 
                         
where at least one carbon atom within said ring is optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), halogen atom, carboxyl, —CO 2 -(lower alkyl), and carbamoyl, R 1  represents: (1) phenyl substituted with at least three halogen atoms, which may have at least one additional substituent, or (2) cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl, each of which is optionally substituted; and R 2  represents a group represented by formula (II) or an optionally substituted cyclic amino:
 
                         
wherein R 21  and R 22  may be identical or different and each represents —H, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl, non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or —O-(lower alkyl), each of which is optionally substituted.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to new pyrimidine derivatives condensedwith a non-aromatic ring or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereofuseful as drugs, particularly as insulin secretagogues or diabetictherapeutic agents, and a drug comprising these compounds as activeingredients.

BACKGROUND ART

Diabetes is a disease with chronic hyperglycemia as a cardinal sign anddevelops by absolute or relative deficiency of insulin activity.Clinically, diabetes is roughly classified by the characteristics intoinsulin-dependent diabetes (referred to as “type 1 diabetes”hereinafter) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes (referred to as “type 2diabetes” hereinafter). In type 2 diabetes, which accounts forapproximately 90% of diabetic patients, decrease of insulin secretionfrom the pancreatic β-cells is one of major causes of the onset, andpostprandial hyperglycemia caused by early disorder in insulin secretionis particularly recognized. Presently, sulfonylurea drug (SU drug) isthe mainstream as the insulin secretagogue, but it is likely to causehypoglycemia and known to cause secondary ineffectiveness due topancreatic exhaustion following long-term administration. Moreover, SUdrug is effective to control blood glucose between meals, but hasdifficulty in suppressing postprandial hyperglycemia. Recent large-scaleclinical trials have confirmed that remedying postprandial hyperglycemiais critical in controlling diabetic complications and diabeticdevelopment (Non-Patent Document 1). It is also reported thatarteriosclerosis develops only during periods of the postprandialhyperglycemia and that the persistence of minor postprandialhyperglycemia increases mortality caused by cardiovascular disease orthe like (Non-Patent Documents 2 and 3). This indicates thatpostprandial hyperglycemia is, even at minor levels, an independent riskfactor of cardiovascular death. From the above background, attention hasbeen paid to importance and necessity for medications againstpostprandial hyperglycemia. Hence, drugs having promoting activity oninsulin secretion are considered to have an appropriate profile toremedy postprandial hyperglycemia and/or fasting blood glucose and to beuseful for treating and preventing type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

WO 00/31047 pamphlet (Patent Document 1) disclosescyclopentane-condensed pyrimidine derivatives as compounds with activityto increase cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) level by activation ofsoluble guanylate cyclase, and diabetes is included in examples ofdiseases or morbidity in which increase in cGMP level is desired or saidcompounds can be used for therapy and prevention thereof. However, thedocument gives neither specific disclosure of the compounds of thepresent invention nor specific data indicating their applicability todiabetes therapy such as promoting activity on insulin secretion.

WO 00/46214 pamphlet (Patent Document 2) discloses cyclohexane-condensedpyrimidine derivatives as compounds with activity to increase cyclicguanosine monophosphate (cGMP) level by activation of soluble guanylatecyclase, and diabetes is included in examples of diseases or morbidityin which increase in cGMP level is desired or said compounds can be usedfor therapy and prevention thereof. However, the document gives neitherspecific disclosure of the compounds of the present invention norspecific data indicating their applicability to diabetes therapy such aspromoting activity on insulin secretion.

WO 03/049739 pamphlet (Patent Document 3) discloses condensed pyrimidinederivatives as glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) inhibitors anddescribes diabetes as an example of diseases for which these compoundsare useful, that is, diseases caused by action of GSK-3. However, noneof compounds of the present invention are specifically disclosedtherein, and there are not disclosed specific data indicatingapplicability of said compounds to diabetes therapy such as promotingactivity on insulin secretion, either.

WO 2004/065391 pamphlet (Patent Document 4) disclosesthiophene-condensed pyrimidine derivatives substituted with a cyanogroup as phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE 7) inhibitors and describes type 1 andtype 2 diabetes as examples of diseases that are expected to be improvedby inhibition of PDE 7. However, neither compounds of the presentinvention are specifically disclosed, nor are specific data indicatingtheir applicability to diabetes therapy such as promoting activity oninsulin secretion.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication H4-224580 (Patent Document 5)discloses nitrogen-containing ring-condensed pyrimidine derivatives ascompounds with bactericidal activity, but does not specifically disclosethe compounds of the present invention. Neither description norsuggestion is given on applicability of said compounds to diabetestherapy including promotion of insulin secretion, either.

WO 2004/087056 pamphlet (Patent Document 6) discloses condensedpyrimidine derivatives as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)inhibitors, but does not specifically disclose the compounds of thepresent invention. The document gives neither description nor suggestionon applicability of said compounds to diabetes therapy includingpromotion of insulin secretion, either.

EP 0 276 057 (Patent Document 7) discloses pyrimidine derivativescondensed with a sulfur-containing ring as β-adrenaline blockers, butthe document neither specifically discloses the compounds of the presentinvention nor gives description or suggestion on applicability of saidcompounds to diabetes therapy including promotion of insulin secretion.

WO 2005/014558 (Patent Document 8) discloses condensed pyrimidinederivatives as ion channel inhibitors, but does not specificallydisclose the compounds of the present invention. It neither describesnor suggests that applicability of said compounds to diabetes therapyincluding promotion of insulin secretion.

Pyrimidine derivatives condensed with a sulfur-containing ring are alsoknown as intermediates in synthesis of C₆₀ derivatives (Non-PatentDocuments 4 and 5).

Non-Patent Document 1: N. Engl. J. Med., 329, 977-986, 1993

Non-Patent Document 2: Lancet, 354, 617, 1999

Non-Patent Document 3: Brit. Med. J., 321, 405-413, 2000

Non-Patent Document 4: Tetrahedron, 54(37), 11141-11150, 1998

Non-Patent Document 5: Tetrahedron Letters, 38(14), 2557-2560, 1997

Patent Document 1: WO 00/31047

Patent Document 2: WO 00/46214

Patent Document 3: WO 03/049739

Patent Document 4: WO 2004/065391

Patent Document 5: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication H4-224580

Patent Document 6: WO 2004/087056

Patent Document 7: EP 0 276 057

Patent Document 8: WO 2005/014558

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

As described above, since insulin secretagogues are useful for treatingand preventing type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and insulin-resistantdiseases, creation of further superior insulin secretagogues isearnestly desired.

Means for Solving the Problems

The present inventors earnestly studied compounds with promotingactivity on insulin secretion, found that the pyrimidine derivativescondensed with a non-aromatic ring of the present invention haveexcellent effects of promoting insulin secretion, and completed thepresent invention.

That is, the present invention provides condensed pyrimidine derivativesrepresented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,a pharmaceutical composition containing these compounds as activeingredients, and a pharmaceutical composition serving as a therapeuticagent for type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and/or insulin-resistantdiseases.

[Symbols in the formula represent the following meaning.A:A ring selected from the group consisting of Group X¹, Group X², GroupX³, and Group X⁴. The carbon atoms composing this ring are optionallysubstituted with one or more substituents selected from the groupconsisting of lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), halogen atom, carboxyl,—CO₂-(lower alkyl), and carbamoyl. The sulfur atom composing this ringmay be oxidized.Group X¹: A group consisting of

Group X²: A group consisting of

Group X³: A group consisting of

Group X⁴: A group consisting of

A group selected from Groups (1) to (3) below(1) phenyl substituted with at least one halogen atom, which may have(an) additional substituent(s)(2) cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl,each of which is optionally substituted(3) pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl,thiazolyl, oxazolyl, imidazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, orfuryl substituted with at least one halogen atom. These rings areoptionally substituted with one or more identical or different halogenatoms. These rings bond to the 2-position of the pyrimidine ring informula (I) via a carbon atom composing said rings.However, when A is a ring selected from Group X⁴, —R¹ represents phenylsubstituted with at least three halogen atoms.—R²:A group represented by formula (II) or optionally substituted cyclicamino

(Symbols in the formula represent the following meaning.—R²¹, —R²²:They may be identical or different and each represent —H, lower alkyl,lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl,non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or —O-(lower alkyl), each of which isoptionally substituted.)However, when A is a ring selected from Group X² or Group X³, —R²represents optionally substituted cyclic amino.2-(2-Fluorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4-amineand 2-cyclopropyl-4-piperazin-1-yl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidineare excluded.]

A in formula (I) is preferably a ring selected from X¹, and morepreferably a ring selected from Group X¹ in which the sulfur atomcomposing the ring is oxidized. The ring selected from Group X¹ in whichthe sulfur atom composing the ring is oxidized specifically includes thefollowing:

More preferably it is the ring shown below:

R¹ in formula (I) is preferably phenyl substituted with at least onehalogen atom, and more preferably phenyl substituted with at least threehalogen atoms. In another embodiment, R¹ in formula (I) is preferablycyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl, eachof which is optionally substituted; more preferably cyclobutyl orcyclopentyl, each of which is optionally substituted; and furtherpreferably cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl.

R² in formula (I) is preferably optionally substituted cyclic amino;more preferably optionally substituted piperazinyl or optionallysubstituted piperidinyl; and further preferably optionally substitutedpiperidinyl.

The condensed pyrimidine derivative represented by formula (I) ispreferably a compound wherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (thesulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized); more preferably the onewherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (the sulfur atom composingthe ring may be oxidized) and R¹ is phenyl substituted with at least onehalogen atom; further preferably the one wherein A is a ring selectedfrom Group X¹ (the sulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized) andR¹ is phenyl substituted with at least three halogen atoms; particularlypreferably the one wherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (thesulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized), R¹ is phenylsubstituted with at least three halogen atoms, and R² is optionallysubstituted cyclic amino; and most preferably the one wherein A is aring selected from Group X¹ (the sulfur atom composing the ring may beoxidized), R¹ is phenyl substituted with at least three halogen atoms,and R² is optionally substituted piperazinyl or optionally substitutedpiperidinyl.

Another embodiment of the condensed pyrimidine derivative represented byformula (I) is preferably a compound wherein A is a ring selected fromGroup X¹ (the sulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized); morepreferably the one wherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (thesulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized) and R¹ is optionallysubstituted cyclobutyl or optionally substituted cyclopentyl; furtherpreferably the one wherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (thesulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized) and R¹ is optionallysubstituted cyclobutyl or optionally substituted cyclopentyl;particularly preferably the one wherein A is a ring selected from GroupX¹ (the sulfur atom composing the ring may be oxidized), R¹ isoptionally substituted cyclobutyl or optionally substituted cyclopentyl,and R² is optionally substituted cyclic amino; and most preferably theone wherein A is a ring selected from Group X¹ (the sulfur atomcomposing the ring may be oxidized), R¹ is optionally substitutedcyclobutyl or optionally substituted cyclopentyl, and R² is optionallysubstituted piperazino or optionally substituted piperidino.

Particularly preferred compounds as the condensed pyrimidine derivativerepresented by formula (I) include

-   3-{4-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanamide,-   1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioidxo-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidin-4-ol,-   N-({[1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}methyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide,-   3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}propanamide,-   3-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)propan-1-ol,-   3-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)propionic    acid,-   4-[1-(2-cyclopentyl-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]butyric    acid,-   4-[1-(2-cyclobutyl-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]butyric    acid,-   4-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}butyric    acid, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

The compounds of the present invention have excellent activities inpromoting insulin secretion and suppressing increase in blood glucose.Hence, the compounds of the present invention represented by formula(I), based on said activities, are effective to treat and/or preventtype 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and/or insulin-resistant diseases.

Pharmacological action of the compounds of the present invention wasconfirmed by the following test examples.

(1) Assay for Promoting Activity on Insulin Secretion

In this assay, promoting activities on insulin secretion of the testcompounds were studied using MIN6B1 cell, which was a strain of mousepancreatic β-cells, and glibenclamide, which was a commerciallyavailable insulin secretion secretagogue, as a reference compound. Theassay procedure is given below.

MIN6B1 cells were seeded on a 48-well plate at a concentration of 1×10⁵cells/well (0.25 ml) (The medium was prepared by adding FCS (fetal calfserum) to DMEM (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium) containing 25 mMglucose such that the FCS concentration became 10%). After two days, themedium was suctioned by an aspirator, each well was Washed four timeswith 0.2 ml of KRB-HEPES buffer(Krebs-Ringer-bicarbonate-N-2-hydroxylethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanesulfonicacid; 130 mM NaCl, 4.7 mM KCl, 1.2 mM KH₂PO₄, 1.2 mM MgCl₂.6H₂O, 0.25 mMCaCl₂.2H₂O, 2.5 mM NaHCO₃, 0.5% BSA, and 10 mMN-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanesulfonic acid (pH 7.4)) containing2.8 mM glucose warmed to 37° C., 0.2 ml of said buffer was again added,and the cells were incubated at 37° C. for 30 to 60 minutes. After thebuffer was suctioned by an aspirator, 0.25 ml of a solution containing10 μM of each test compound in KRB-HEPES containing 16.8 mM glucose wasadded to each well, and the cells were incubated at 37° C. for 22minutes. The samples were pipetted and diluted by 25 to 51 times, andthe insulin concentrations were analyzed using an insulin assay kit (RatInsulin [¹²⁵I] Biotrak Assay System with Magnetic Separation; AmershamBioscience K.K.). The test compounds were dissolved in 100% DMSO, andwere added at the final concentration of 0.1%. The activity wasexpressed as a relative value, provided that insulin concentration foronly DMSO was 100%. The results are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Test Compound Promotion activity on insulin secretion, % Example1 355 Example 112 242 Example 168 418 Example 269 212 Example 272 322Example 283 375 Example 287 208 Example 288 253 Example 291 269 Example331 308 Example 407 325 Glibenclamide 122

As shown above, the compounds that are active ingredients of the drug ofthe present invention and the compounds of the present inventionexhibited higher promoting activities on insulin secretion thanglibenclamide, a commercially available insulin secretagogue.

(2) Oral Glucose Tolerance Test on Normal Mouse

In this assay, preventive activities of test compounds againsthyperglycemia following glucose loading were examined using normal miceand nateglinide, a commercially available oral anti-hyperglycemic agent,as a reference compound. The assay procedure is given below.

ICR mice (male, six weeks old) that had been preliminary bred for oneweek were fasted for 18 to 20 hours to use as test animals. Each testcompound was dissolved in 0.5% methylcellulose solution and orallyadministered at 3 mg/kg (10 mg/kg for nateglinide) before glucoseloading. Timing to administer the test compound was selected to beoptimal for each test compound, which was 10 minutes before glucoseloading for the compounds of the present invention or 30 minutes beforeglucose loading for nateglinide, which was a reference compound. Thehypoglycemic rate (%) at 30 minutes after glucose loading was measuredrelative to the control group. The results are shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Test compound Hypoglycemic rate, % Example 50 37 Example 460 30Example 442 36 Nateglinide 26

As shown above, the compounds that were active ingredients of the drugof the present invention and the compounds of the present inventionexhibited more potent preventive action against hyperglycemia afterglucose loading even at a lower dose than nateglinide, a commerciallyavailable oral hypoglycemic drug.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The compounds of the present invention are further described as follows.

In the present description, “lower” means a linear or branched carbonchain with 1 to 6 carbon atoms unless otherwise noted. Therefore, “loweralkyl” means a linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkyl and specifically includes,for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, and others. It ispreferably a C₁-C₃ alkyl, that is, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and isopropyl.“Lower alkenyl” means a linear or branched C₂-C₆ alkenyl andspecifically includes, for example, vinyl, allyl, butenyl, and others.“Lower alkynyl” means a linear or branched C₂-C₆ alkynyl andspecifically includes, for example, propargyl and others. “Loweralkylidene” means a linear or branched C₁-C₆ alkylidene and specificallyincludes, for example, methylidene, ethylidene, propylidene, and others.

“Halogen atom” means fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo. It is preferablyfluoro, chloro, or bromo.

“Cyclic amino” means a monovalent group derived from three- toeight-membered non-aromatic cyclic amine that contains at least onenitrogen atom and optionally contains one or more identical or differentadditional heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen,oxygen, and sulfur, wherein the nitrogen atom necessarily present insaid ring is the bonding site. The sulfur atom on the ring in saidcyclic amino may be oxidized. Specific examples include monovalentgroups derived from azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, azepane,azocane, piperazine, homopiperazine, morpholine, oxazepane,thiomorpholine, thiazepane, and others. These rings may contain (an)unsaturated bond(s) in part of the ring, such as dihydropyrrole,tetrahydropyridine, tetrahydroazepine, imidazolidine, oxazolidine,dihydrooxazine, thiazolidine, dihydrothiazine, and others. These ringsmay be condensed with a cycloalkane moiety, such as decahydroquinoline,decahydroisoquinoline, and others. These rings may be condensed with abenzene ring, such as indoline, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline,1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, and others. These rings may be condensedwith another cyclic amine moiety such asoctahydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine, octahydro[1,2-a]pyrazine, and others.These rings may be condensed with an aromatic heterocycle, such as2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-β-carboline,4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine,4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine,5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine, and others. These rings maybe spiro-condensed with a non-aromatic heterocycle, such as1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane, 1-oxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane,1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane, 2,4-dioxa-9-azaspiro[5.5]undecane,2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decane, and others. These rings may be bridged cyclicamino, such as monovalent groups derived from2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, andothers.

“Cycloalkyl” means a three- to eight-membered carbocycle, which may bepartially unsaturated. Specific examples include cyclopropyl,cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclooctyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclohexenyl,cyclooctadienyl, and others. These rings may be condensed with a benzenering.

“Heteroaryl” means a monovalent group derived from a five- tosix-membered aromatic heterocycle containing one or more identical ordifferent heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen,oxygen, and sulfur. Specific examples include monovalent groups derivedfrom pyrrole, pyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, pyridazine, pyrimidine,pyrazine, triazole, triazine, tetrazole, furan, thiophene, oxazole,thiazole, oxadiazole, thiadiazole, and others. These rings may becondensed with a benzene ring, such as indole, indazole, quinoline, andothers, or may be partially hydrogenated, as tetrahydropyridine,tetrahydroazepine, dihydropyridine, indoline, and others.

“Non-aromatic heterocyclyl” means a monovalent group derived from afive- to six-membered saturated heterocycle containing one or moreidentical or different heteroatoms selected from the group consisting ofnitrogen, oxygen, and optionally oxidized sulfur. Specific examplesinclude, in addition to the above cyclic amino, monovalent groups inwhich an atom other than the nitrogen atom in the above cyclic amino isthe bonding site, and monovalent groups derived from tetrahydrofuran,tetrahydropyran, tetrahydrothiofuran, tetrahydrothiopyran, dioxolane,1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane, and others. These rings may be bridged, suchas 1-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, quinuclidine, and others.

“Bridged cyclic amino” means a monovalent group in which twonon-adjacent carbon atoms composing the ring in the above cyclic aminoare bridged by methylene, ethylene, or trimethylene.

In “optionally substituted” or “substituted” group in the presentspecification, any substituent commonly found as a substituent on saidgroup may be present. One or more of these substituents may be presenton each group.

In “phenyl substituted with at least one halogen atom, which may have(an) additional substituent(s)” represented by R¹, “cyclopropyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl, each of which isoptionally substituted” represented by R¹, “optionally substitutedcyclic amino” represented by R², and “cycloalkyl, phenyl, heteroaryl, ornon-aromatic heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally substituted”represented by R²¹ or R²², allowable substituents include groups givenin (a) to (h) below. “R^(z)” represents lower alkyl optionallysubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof —OH, —O-(lower alkyl), —OCO-(lower alkyl), carboxyl, —CO₂-(loweralkyl), —CO-(lower alkyl), carbamoyl optionally substituted with one ortwo lower alkyls, cyano, amino optionally substituted with one or twolower alkyls, phenyl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, non-aromatic heterocyclyl,and halogen atom.

(a) Halogen atom;

(b) —OH, —O—R^(z), —O-phenyl, —OCO—R^(z), —OCONH—R^(z), and oxo (═O);

(c) —SH, —S—R^(z), —S-phenyl, —S-heteroaryl, —SO—R^(z), —SO-phenyl,—SO-heteroaryl, —SO₃H, —SO₂—R^(z), —SO₂-phenyl optionally substitutedwith lower alkyl, —SO₂-heteroaryl optionally substituted with loweralkyl, and sulfamoyl optionally substituted with one or two R^(z)s;(d) Amino optionally substituted with one or two R^(z)s, —NHCO—R^(z),—NHCO-phenyl, —NHCO₂—R^(z), —NHCONH₂, —NHCONH—R^(z), —NHSO₂—R^(z),—NHSO₂-phenyl, wherein the phenyl is optionally substituted with loweralkyl, —NHSO₂NH₂, and nitro;(e) —CHO, —CO—R^(z), —CO₂H, —CO₂—R^(z), carbamoyl optionally substitutedwith one or two R^(z)s, —CO-cyclic amino) optionally substituted with—OH or oxo, —COCO—R^(z), and cyano;(f) Phenyl or cycloalkyl each of which is optionally substituted withone or more groups selected from the group consisting of —OH, —O-(loweralkyl), oxo, —S-(lower alkyl), amino optionally substituted with one ortwo lower alkyls, cyclic amino, —CO₂H, carbamoyl optionally substitutedwith one or two R^(z)s, halogen atom, and R^(z);(g) Heteroaryl or non-aromatic heterocyclyl each of which is optionallysubstituted with —OH, —O-(lower alkyl), oxo, —S-(lower alkyl), aminooptionally substituted with one or two lower alkyls, cyclic amino,—CO₂H, carbamoyl optionally substituted with one or two R^(z)s, halogenatom, and R^(z); and(h) Lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, or lower alkylidene each of which may besubstituted with one or more groups selected from the substituents givenin (a) to (g) above.

In “lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, or —O-(lower alkyl) eachof which is optionally substituted” represented by R²¹ or R²², allowablesubstituents include the groups given in (a) to (g) above.

The compounds of the present invention represented by formula (I) mayhave (an) asymmetric carbon atom(s) depending on the substituents andoptical isomers may exist based on this fact. The present inventionencompasses all of mixtures and isolated compounds of these opticalisomers. The compounds of the present invention may exist in a form oftautomers. Any separated tautomers and mixtures thereof are included inthe present invention. The present invention also encompasses labeledspecies, that is, compounds in which one or more atoms in the compoundsof the present invention are replaced by a radioactive isotope ornon-radioactive isotope.

The compounds of the present invention may form a salt, which isencompassed in the present invention so far as such salt ispharmaceutically acceptable. Said salts specifically include salts withan inorganic acid such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid,hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and phosphoric acid; saltswith an organic acid such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid,oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid,lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, methanesulfonicacid, ethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,aspartic acid, and glutamic acid; salts with an inorganic basecontaining a metal such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium;salts with an organic base such as methylamine, ethylamine,ethanolamine, lysine, and ornithine; ammonium salt, and others.Furthermore, the present invention encompasses various hydrates,solvates, and all crystal polymorphs of the compounds of the presentinvention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The presentinvention encompasses all of so-called prodrugs, that is, compounds thatare metabolized in vivo to be converted into the compounds representedby formula (I) or salts thereof. As groups used for forming the prodrugsof the present invention, there may be mentioned groups described inProg. Med., 5, 2157-2161 (1985) and in “Development of Drugs,” Vol. 7“Molecular Design,” pp. 163-198, Hirokawa Shoten (1990).

The compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptablesalts thereof can be manufactured by applying various known syntheticmethods utilizing characteristics based on the skeletal structurethereof or type of substituents. Typical preparation methods areillustrated below. They can be also manufactured according to thedescription in Reference Examples and Examples described hereinafter orby similar methods thereto. Depending on properties of functionalgroups, it is sometimes advantageous in manufacturing techniques thatsaid functional group is replaced with an appropriate protective group,that is, group readily convertible to said functional group, in a stageof starting material or intermediate. The protective group is thereafterremoved as needed to obtain desired compounds. Such functional groupsinclude hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, and others. Protective groupstherefor include, for example, groups described in Greene and Wuts,“Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (third edition)”, which may beused as appropriate according to reaction conditions to be employed.

(In the scheme, ring A, R¹, and R² represent the same meaning as theabove, Y represents O or S, and Z represents a leaving group. Dittohereinafter.)

The present preparation method is a method in which an aromaticring-condensed pyrimidine derivative having a leaving group representedby formula (1a) is reacted with an amine derivative represented byformula (1b) to manufacture the compound of the present inventionrepresented by general formula (I).

The leaving group represented by Z in compound (1a) means a group thatcan be eliminated together with the hydrogen atom of the amino group incompound (1b) in a form of HZ under the reaction condition. Examplesthereof include halogen atoms such as fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo,lower alkylsulfonyloxy groups such as methanesulfonyloxy,trihalomethanesulfonyloxy groups such as trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy,arylsulfonyloxy groups such as benzenesulfonyloxy andp-toluenesulfonyloxy, and others.

The reaction of compound (1a) with compound (1b) is conducted undernormal or positive pressure in the absence of solvent or in anappropriate solvent.

Specific examples of the solvent include aromatic hydrocarbons such astoluene and xylene; ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone and methylisobutyl ketone; ethers such as ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxane,and diglyme; alcohols such as methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH), and2-propanol (iPrOH); acetonitrile, dimethylformamide (DMF),1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), water,and mixtures thereof. The present reaction is preferably performed inthe presence of a base, which specifically includes alkali carbonatessuch as sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, alkalihydrogencarbonates such as sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassiumhydrogencarbonate; tertiary amines such as triethylamine anddiisopropylethylamine; and others. Excess amount of compound (1b) may beused to function as a base. The reaction temperature is generally about20° C. to about 180° C., and preferably about 60° C. to about 130° C.,depending on the starting compounds, reaction conditions, and others.

Compound (1a) can be synthesized, for example, by halogenating orsulfonylating a pyrimidinone or pyrimidinethione derivative representedby formula (1c) according to common procedures.

Halogenation in the present reaction is carried out, for example, byreacting compound (1c) with a halogenating agent such as phosphorousoxychloride and phosphorous tribromide. Sulfonylation is carried out,for example, by reacting compound (1c) in which Y is an oxygen atom witha sulfonylating agent such as methanesulfonyl chloride,p-toluenesulfonyl chloride, trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride, andtrifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride.

Compound (1c) can be synthesized by a known method, for example, themethods described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 74, 842 (1952), Chem. Ber., 95,937 (1962), or J. Org. Chem., 29, 2887 (1964) or similar methodsthereto. Compound (1b) is commercially available or can be synthesizedby a known method.

Some compounds of the present invention can be manufactured from anothercompound of the present invention manufactured by the above preparationmethod, methods described in Examples, methods obvious to those skilledin the art, or variation thereof, through procedures generally used bythose skilled in the art such as alkylation, acylation, substitutionreaction, oxidation, reduction, and hydrolysis, which are publiclyknown.

The compounds of the present invention thus manufactured are purifiedfor isolation as a free form or a salt after converting to a salt byknown treatment. Isolation and purification are performed using commonchemical operations such as extraction, concentration, evaporation,crystallization, filtration, recrystallization, and variouschromatographic techniques.

When the compound of the present invention has an asymmetric carbon,there are optical isomers. Such optical isomers can be resolved by acommon method such as fractional crystallization, in which anappropriate salt is recrystallized, and column chromatography. Opticallyactive compounds can be also manufactured using appropriate opticallyactive starting materials.

The drugs of the present invention can be prepared by a common methodusing one or more compounds of the present invention and carriers fordrugs, excipients, or other additives commonly used in preparation.Administration may be in either form of oral administration of tablets,pills, capsules, granules, powder, liquids, or the like, or parenteraladministration of injections such as intravenous injection andintramuscular injection or suppositories, transnasal, transmucosal, orpercutaneous administration, or the like.

Solid compositions used for oral administration in the present inventioninclude tablets, powder, granules, and others. In such solidcompositions, one or more active substances are mixed with at least oneinert diluent such as lactose, mannitol, glucose,hydroxypropylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch,polyvinylpyrrolidone, and magnesium aluminometasilicate. Suchcompositions may contain, according to a common method, additives otherthan inert diluents, for example, lubricants such as magnesium stearate,disintegrating agents such as calcium cellulose glycolate, stabilizers,solubilizing agents, and others. Tablets or pills may be coated asneeded with sugar coating or gastric soluble or enteric film such assucrose, gelatin, hydroxypropylcellulose, andhydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate.

Liquid compositions for oral administration include pharmaceuticallyacceptable emulsion, liquid, suspension, syrup, elixir, and others. Thecomposition contains a common inert diluent, for example, purified wateror ethanol (EtOH). Such composition may contain, besides inert diluents,adjuvants such as wetting agents and suspending agents, sweeteners,flavor, fragrances, and preservatives.

Injections for parenteral administration contain sterile aqueous ornon-aqueous solvent, suspension medium, or emulsifying medium. Aqueoussolvent or suspension medium includes, for example, distilled water forinjection and physiological saline. Non-aqueous solvent or suspensionmedium includes, for example, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol,vegetable oils such as olive oil, alcohols such as EtOH and polysorbate80 (Pharmacopoeia name), and others. Such compositions may furthercontain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifiers,dispersants, stabilizers, and solubilizing agents. These are sterilized,for example, by passing through a sterile bacteria filter, formulatingwith a bactericide, or radiation. These may be also used aftermanufacturing a sterile solid composition, which is dissolved in sterilewater or a sterile solvent for injection prior to use.

The proper dose per day in oral administration is generally about 0.0001to 50 mg/kg of body weight, preferably about 0.001 to 10 mg/kg, and morepreferably 0.01 to 1 mg/kg, which is administered once or dividedly intotwo to four times. The proper dose per day in intravenous administrationis about 0.0001 to 1 mg/kg of body weight, and preferably about 0.001 to0.1 mg/kg, which is administered once per day or dividedly into multipletimes per day. The dose is properly determined in accordance with eachcase considering symptom, age, sex, and others.

EXAMPLES

The present invention is specifically described in accordance withExamples hereinafter, but not limited in any way by these Examples. Somestarting compounds used in Examples are new substances and methods formanufacturing them from known substances are described as ReferenceExamples.

Reference Example 1

A chloroform-EtOH solution of 4-chloro-2,5-difluorobenzonitrile wassaturated with hydrogen chloride by bubbling, stirred at ambienttemperature for 16 hours, and then concentrated to yield an imidate,which was stirred together with ammonium carbonate in EtOH at ambienttemperature for 3 days to yield4-chloro-2,5-difluorobenzenecarboxamidine.

Compounds shown in Table 3 below were prepared similarly to ReferenceExample 1. Symbols in Table represent the following meaning (dittohereinafter).

Rf: Reference Example number

Data: Spectral data (MS: FAB-MS (M+H)⁺, MM: FAB-MS (M)⁺, MN: FAB-MS(M−H)⁻, ME: ES-MS (M+H)⁺, MF: ES-MS (M)⁺, MG: ES-MS (M)⁻, MH: ES-MS(M−H)⁻, MI: EI-MS (M+H)⁺, MJ: EI-MS (M)⁺, MA: APCI-MS (M+H)⁺)

Structure: Chemical Structural Formula

R, R¹, R²: Substituents in general formula (Me, methyl, Et; ethyl, cPen;cyclopentyl, cHex; cyclohexyl, pyrr; pyrrolidin-1-yl, pipe;piperidin-1-yl, hPy; 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-1-yl, azep; azepan-1-yl,pipa; piperazin-1-yl, mor; morpholin-4-yl, hpipa; homopiperazin-1-yl,fur; furyl, Py; pyridyl, Pyox; 1-oxidopyridyl, tmor; thiomorpholin-4-yl,Ph; phenyl, Ms; methanesulfonyl, Boc; tert-butyloxycarbonyl, Ac; acetyl.di; di, tri; tri. The number preceding the substituent symbol representsthe position of substitution and hence, for example, 4-(4-Py)-pipa means4-pyridin-4-ylpiperazin-1-yl.)

TABLE 3 Rf Structure Data 1

MS: 191 1-1

ME: 175 1-2

MJ: 234, 236 1-3

176 [ES-MS(M + 2H)⁺] 1-4

MS: 191 1-5

MS: 235

Reference Example 2

A mixture of 2-chloroisonicotinonitrile, trimethylaluminum (1.01-Mhexane solution), ammonium chloride, and toluene was heated under refluxwith stirring for 14 hours to yield 2-chloropyridine-3-carboxamidine.

ME: 156

Reference Example 3

A mixture of methyl 2,5-dichlorothiophene-3-carboxylate,trimethylaluminum (1.01-M hexane solution), ammonium chloride, andtoluene was heated under reflux with stirring for 3 days to yield2,5-dichlorothiophene-3-carboxamidine.

MF: 196

Reference Example 4

A mixture of 4-chloro-2,5-difluorobenzenecarboxamidine, ethyl4-oxotetrahydrothiophene-3-carboxylate, NaOMe, and MeOH was stirred atambient temperature for 19 hours and then at 60° C. for 5 hours to yield2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one.

Compounds given in Tables 4 and 5 below were prepared similarly toReference Example 4.

TABLE 4 Rf Structure Data 4

MS: 301 4-1

ME: 285 4-2

MF: 346 4-3

MS: 285 4-4

MS: 301 4-5

MN: 343 4-6

ME: 223 4-7

MG: 304 4-8

MH: 264 4-9

ME: 267 4-10

ME: 283 4-11

ME: 327 4-12

ME: 267 4-13

MS: 283

TABLE 5 Rf Structure Data 4-14

MS: 327 4-15

MS: 301 4-16

4-17

ME: 285 4-18

MS: 384 4-19

4-20

Reference Example 5

To a mixture of tert-butyl2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-oxo-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxylate,chloroform, and MeOH, 4M hydrogen chloride (HCl) in ethyl acetate(EtOAc) solution was added, and the resultant mixture was stirred atambient temperature for 5 hours to yield2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-onehydrochloride.

MS: 284

Reference Example 6

A mixture of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-oneand phosphorous oxychloride was stirred at 90° C. for 4 hours to yield4-chloro-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine.

Compounds given in Tables 6 and 7 below were prepared similarly toReference Example 6.

TABLE 6 Rf Structure Data 6

MS: 319 6-1

MA: 303 6-2

MA: 364 6-3

MS: 303 6-4

MS: 319 6-5

MI: 364 6-6

ME: 241 6-7

MS: 323 6-8

MS: 284 6-9

ME: 285 6-10

ME: 301 6-11

ME: 345 6-12

ME: 285 6-13

MS: 301

TABLE 7 Rf Structure Data 6-14

MS: 347 6-15

ME: 319 6-16

MS: 319 6-17

MS: 303 6-18

6-19

Reference Example 7

A methylene chloride solution of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-onehydrochloride, triethylamine, and methanesulfonyl chloride was stirredat ambient temperature for 3 hours to yield2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6-(methylsulfonyl)-6,7-dihydro-H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ylmethanesulfonate.

Compounds given in Table 8 below were prepared similarly to ReferenceExample 7.

TABLE 8 Rf Structure Data 7

MS: 440 7-1

MS: 462

Reference Example 8

A mixture of4-chloro-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine,m-chloroperbenzoic acid, and chloroform was stirred at ambienttemperature for 1 hour to yield4-chloro-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine6,6-dioxide.

Compounds given in Table 9 below were prepared similarly to ReferenceExample 8.

TABLE 9 Rf Structure Data 8

MS: 351 8-1

MS: 335 8-2

MM: 396 8-3

MS: 335 8-4

MS: 351 8-5

MS: 397 8-6

ME: 273 8-7

MG: 354 8-8

MH: 314 8-9

ME: 351 8-10

MS: 245 8-11

MJ: 258

Reference Example 9

A tert-butanol solution of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and osmiumtetraoxide was added to a mixture of 1-benzyl-4-methyleneazepanehydrochloride and THF-water, and the resultant solution was stirred atambient temperature for 24 hours and then treated with 4M HCl-EtOAcsolution to yield 1-benzyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)azepan-4-ol hydrochloride.To an EtOH solution of 1-benzyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)azepan-4-olhydrochloride obtained was added 10% palladium on activated carbon, andthe suspension was stirred under hydrogen atmosphere at ambienttemperature for 6 hours to yield 4-(hydroxymethyl)azepan-4-olhydrochloride.

MS: 146

Reference Example 10

Sodium hydride and 1-benzylazepan-3-one were added to a THF solution ofethyl diethoxyphosphorylacetate with ice-cooling, and the mixture wasstirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours to yield a stereoisomericmixture of ethyl (1-benzylazepan-3-ylidene)acetate, which was treatedwith 4M HCl-EtOAc solution, followed by adding EtOH and 10% palladium onactivated carbon and stirring under hydrogen atmosphere at ambienttemperature for 15 hours to yield ethyl azepan-3-ylacetatehydrochloride.

MS: 186

Reference Example 11

A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-ol, sodium hydride, andDMF was stirred at ambient temperature for 5 minutes, here was added2-chloro-N,N-dimethylethylamine, and the mixture was further stirred atambient temperature for 30 minutes to yield2-[(1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-yl)oxy]-N,N-dimethylethylamine,which was stirred together with 4M HCl-dioxane solution at ambienttemperature for 7 hours to yieldN,N-dimethyl-2-(piperidin-4-yloxy)ethylamine dihydrochloride.

MS: 273

Reference Example 12

A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-ol, triethylamine,benzenesulfonyl chloride, and methylene chloride was stirred at ambienttemperature for 2 days to yield 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-ylbenzenesulfonate. A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-ylbenzenesulfonate obtained, diethyl malonate, 20% NaOEt-EtOH, and EtOHwas heated under reflux with stirring for 22 hours to yielddiethyl[1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl]malonate. A mixture ofdiethyl [1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl]malonate obtained,lithium borohydride, toluene, and THF was stirred at 60° C. for 18 hoursto yield 2-(1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-yl)propane-1,3-diol, whichwas stirred together with 4M HCl-dioxane solution in MeOH at ambienttemperature for 1 hour to yield 2-piperidin-4-ylpropane-1,3-diolhydrochloride.

MS: 160

Reference Example 13

A mixture of (1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidine-4,4-diyl)dimethanol, 4MHCl-dioxane solution, and MeOH was stirred at ambient temperature for 2hours to yield (piperidine-4,4-diyl)dimethanol hydrochloride.

MS: 146

Reference Example 14

A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidin-4-ol and4M HCl-dioxane solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 3.5 hoursto yield 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidin-4-ol hydrochloride.

MS: 160

Reference Example 15

A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperidin-4-one andN,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal was heated under reflux withstirring for 6 hours to yield1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3-[(dimethylamino)methylene]piperidin-4-one. Amixture of1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-3-[(dimethylamino)methylene]piperidin-4-oneobtained, 2-hydrazinoethanol, and MeOH was heated under reflux withstirring for 2 hours to yield a mixture of2-(5-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethanoland2-(5-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-1-yl)ethanol.A mixture of the compounds obtained, 4M HCl-EtOAc solution, and EtOH wasstirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours to yield a mixture of2-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-2-yl)ethanoldihydrochloride and2-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-1-yl)ethanoldihydrochloride.

ME: 168

Reference Example 16

A mixture of ethyl (2E)-(1-benzyl-3-methylpiperidin-4-ylidene)acetate,1-chloroethyl chloroformate, and 1,2-dichloroethane was heated underreflux with stirring for 30 minutes and then concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was dissolved in EtOH and the solution was heatedunder reflux with stirring for 10 minutes to yield ethyl(2E)-(3-methylpiperidin-4-ylidene)acetate.

MS: 184

Reference Example 17

A mixture of 1-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazine, 3-hydroxypropionic acid,1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt),1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI), andDMF was stirred at ambient temperature for 24 hours to yield3-(4-tert-butoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-3-oxopropan-1-ol, which wasstirred together with 4M HCl-dioxane solution and MeOH at ambienttemperature for 16 hours to yield 3-oxo-3-piperazin-1-ylpropan-1-olhydrochloride.

MS: 159

Reference Example 18

A mixture of N-(2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)ethylenediamine,2-chloroethanesulfonyl chloride, triethylamine, and methylene chloridewas stirred at 0° C. for 3 hours to yieldN-(2-{[(2-chloroethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide.This compound was dissolved in acetonitrile, here were added cesiumcarbonate and tetrabutylammonium iodide, and the mixture was stirred at80° C. for 21 hours to yield5-[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]-1,2,5-thiadiazepane 1,1-dioxide. Thiscompound was dissolved in acetonitrile, here were added4-methylbenzenethiol and potassium carbonate, and the mixture wasstirred at 50° C. for 21 hours to yield 1,2,5-thiadiazepane 1,1-dioxide.

Reference Example 19

A mixture of N-(2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)ethylenediamine,3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropionic acid, EDCI, HOBt, methylene chloride,and DMF was stirred at ambient temperature for 4 hours to yield3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-N-(2-{[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)propanamide.A mixture of this compound, triphenylphosphine, a toluene solution ofdiethyl azodicarboxylate, and THF was stirred at 0° C. for 15 hours toyield 6,6-dimethyl-1-[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]-1,4-diazepan-5-one. Amixture of this compound, 4-methylbenzenethiol, potassium carbonate, andacetonitrile was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours to yield6,6-dimethyl-1,4-diazepan-5-one.

Example 1

A mixture of 410 mg of4-chloro-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine6,6-dioxide, 323 mg of (R)-3-methylpiperidinium (R)-mandelate, 0.60 mlof diisopropylethylamine, and 10 ml of acetonitrile was stirred at 70°C. for 2 hours. To the reaction mixture was added 20 ml of water, themixture was extracted with 20 ml of EtOAc. The organic phase obtainedwas washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andthe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residueobtained was purified by silica-gel column chromatography (hexane-EtOAc)to yield 0.40 g of solid. To this solid were added 4 ml of EtOH, 8 ml ofEtOAc, and 0.5 ml of 4M HCl-EtOAc solution in turn, and the mixture wasstirred at ambient temperature. The solvent was distilled off underreduced pressure, and 4 ml of EtOAc was added to the residue toprecipitate white solid, which was collected by filtration to yield 188mg of(R)-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-(3-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine 6,6-dioxide hydrochloride.

Example 2

A mixture of 37.04 g ethyl4-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}butanoate,160 ml of 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide, and 400 ml of THF-EtOH (1:1) wasstirred at ambient temperature for 4 hours. To the reaction mixture, 160ml of 1M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution and 700 ml of water wereadded, and the mixture was extracted twice with chloroform. The organicphase obtained was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and thesolvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The solid obtained wasdissolved in 300 ml of THF, 50 ml of 4M HCl-EtOAc solution was added,the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultantsolid was recrystallized from water-acetonitrile to yield 25.35 g of4-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}butanoicacid hydrochloride.

Example 3

A mixture of 390 mg of ethyl{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxo-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-ylidene}acetate,10 ml of 6M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, and 10 ml of THF wasstirred at 90° C. for 5.5 hours. The solvent was distilled off underreduced pressure, and the resultant solid was recrystallized fromwater-acetonitrile to yield 126 mg of{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxo-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-ylidene}aceticacid hydrochloride.

Example 4

A mixture of 503 mg of1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazine,2 ml of MeOH, and 6 ml of 4M HCl-dioxane solution was stirred at ambienttemperature for 1 hour. To the reaction mixture were added 15 ml of 1Maqueous sodium hydroxide and 2 ml of diethyl ether, and the precipitatewas collected by filtration, washed with water and then diethyl ether,and dried under reduced pressure. The solid obtained was dissolved in 5ml of MeOH, here was added 2 ml of 4M HCl-dioxane solution, and thesolvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residueobtained was washed with EtOH-EtOAc and dried under reduced pressure toyield 423 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidinedihydrochloride.

Example 5

A mixture of 350 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidinedihydrochloride, 72 mg of hydroxyacetic acid, 0.22 ml of triethylamine,128 mg of HOBt, 182 mg of EDCI, and 10 ml of DMF was stirred at ambienttemperature for 17 hours. To the reaction mixture 100 ml of water wasadded, and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed withwater, and dried under reduced pressure at 50° C. The solid obtained wasdissolved in 15 ml of THF, here was added 2 ml of 4M HCl-dioxanesolution, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure toyield solid, which was recrystallized from acetonitrile-ether to yield315 mg of2-{4-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrotheino[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-oxoethanolhydrochloride.

Example 6

To a mixture of 364 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-(piperazin-1-yl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidinedihydrochloride, 0.71 ml of diisopropylethylamine, and 10 ml of DMF,0.08 ml of methanesulfonyl chloride was added, and the resultant mixturewas stirred at ambient temperature for 19 hours. To the reaction mixturewas added 100 ml of water, and the precipitate was collected byfiltration, washed with water, and dried under reduced pressure at 50°C. to yield 329 mg of faint brown solid. This solid was dissolved in 15ml of THF, here was added 2 ml of 4M HCl-dioxane solution, and thesolvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the resultant residuewas recrystallized from acetonitrile-water-ether to yield 314 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)piperazin-1-yl]-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidinehydrochloride.

Example 7

A mixture of 246 mg of[1-(2-cyclopentyl-6,6-dioxo-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]aceticacid, 75 mg of ammonium carbonate, 0.11 g of HOBt, 0.16 g of EDCI, and 6ml of DMF was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 days. The solvent wasdistilled off under reduced pressure, water was added to the residue,and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase obtained waswashed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine and driedover anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled offunder reduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified by silica-gelcolumn chromatography (chloroform-MeOH) to yield a foamy product. Thisproduct was dissolved in THF, here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution,the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue waswashed with ether to yield 184 mg of[1-(2-cyclopentyl-6,6-dioxo-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamidehydrochloride.

Example 8

To a mixture of 500 mg of1-[6,6-dioxido-2-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1,4-diazepan-5-oneand 5 ml of DMSO, 89 mg of sodium thiomethoxide was added, the mixturewas stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour, here was then added 21 mgof sodium thiomethoxide, and the mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added 50 ml ofwater, and the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed withwater, and dried under reduced pressure. The filtrate was separatelyextracted with a mixture of EtOAc and THF, the organic phase obtainedwas dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, the solvent was distilledoff under reduced pressure, and the solid obtained was combined with theformer solid. The mixture was purified by silica-gel columnchromatography (chloroform-MeOH) to yield 352 mg of1-{2-[2,5-difluoro-4-(methylthio)phenyl]-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}-1,4-diazepan-5-one.

Example 9

To a mixture of 300 mg of1-[6,6-dioxido-2-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1,4-diazepan-5-oneand 6 ml of DMSO, 95 mg of potassium cyanide and 383 mg of18-crown-6-ether were added, and the mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 1 hour and then at 80° C. for 1.5 hour. To the reactionmixture was added 30 ml of water, the product was extracted withEtOAc-THF mixed solvent. The organic phase obtained was washed withbrine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated underreduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified by silica-gel columnchromatography (chloroform-MeOH) to yield 49 mg of solid, which waswashed with acetonitrile-diethyl ether to yield 39 mg of4-[6,6-dioxido-4-(5-oxo-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2-yl]-2,5-difluorobenzonitrile.

Example 10

To a mixture of 547 mg of ethyl3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}propionate,5 ml of THF, and 5 ml of ethanol, was added 59 mg of lithium borohydridewith ice-cooling, the resultant mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 18 hours and then at 60° C. for 3 days. To this mixturewas added dropwise 20 ml of 1M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution withice-cooling, the resultant mixture was stirred at ambient temperaturefor 10 minutes, and then 50 ml of 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide was added.The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water, driedunder reduced pressure, and purified by silica-gel column chromatography(chloroform-MeOH) to yield 280 mg of solid. This solid was dissolved inTHF, here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution, the solution wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultant residue wasrecrystallized from acetonitrile-diethyl ether to yield 256 mg of3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl}propan-1-olhydrochloride.

Example 11

A mixture of 400 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-one,10 ml of methylene chloride, 65 μl of aminoethanol, and two drops ofacetic acid was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour, here was thenadded 617 mg of sodium triacetoxyborohydride, and the mixture wasstirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours. Saturated aqueous sodiumbicarbonate was added to the reaction mixture, and the resultant mixturewas extracted with chloroform-THF mixed solvent. The organic phaseobtained was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. Theresidue obtained was dissolved in THF-MeOH, here was added 4MHCl-dioxane solution, the solution was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the residue was recrystallized from EtOH-acetonitrile toyield 426 mg of2-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)ethanoldihydrochloride.

Example 12

To a mixture of 200 mg of8-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decanedihydrochloride and 10 ml of acetonitrile, were added 263 mg ofpotassium carbonate, 6 mg of potassium iodide, and 89 μl of(2-bromoethoxy)(tert-butyl)dimethylsilane, and the mixture was stirredat 60° C. for 3 days. Water was added to the mixture, and the resultantmixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase obtained was washedwith 10% aqueous citric acid, brine, saturated aqueous sodiumbicarbonate, and brine in turn and dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. Theresidue obtained was purified by silica-gel column chromatography(chloroform-methanol) to yield 199 mg of solid. To this solid were added5 ml of 4M HCl-dioxane a solution and 2 ml of methanol, the mixture wasstirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour and then concentrated underreduced pressure, and the residue was recrystallized fromEtOH-acetonitrile-diethyl ether to yield 169 mg of2-{8-[2(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-yl}ethanoldihydrochloride.

Example 13

To a mixture of 200 mg of(2Z)-3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}acrylicacid, 5 ml of THF, and 47 μl of 4-methylmorpholine, 1 ml of a THFsolution containing 56 μl of isobutyl chloroformate was added dropwiseat −10 to −15° C., the mixture was stirred at this temperature for 50minutes, then here was added 25 mg of sodium borohydride, and themixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes. To thereaction mixture was added 3 ml of ethanol, and the resultant mixturewas stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes, then water and 1Mhydrochloric acid aqueous solution were added, and the mixture wasstirred for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was made alkaline by adding1M aqueous sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and then extracted withEtOAc. The organic phase obtained was dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. Theresidue obtained was purified by silica-gel column chromatography(chloroform-MeOH) to yield 108 mg of solid. This solid was dissolved inTHF, here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution, the solution wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was recrystallizedfrom acetonitrile-diethyl ether to yield 62 mg of(2Z)-3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}prop-2-en-1-olhydrochloride.

Example 14

A mixture of 264 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-(2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine6,6-dioxide, a few drops of 2.5-wt % tert-BuOH solution of osmiumtetraoxide, 75 mg of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide, 6 ml of THF, and 3 mlof water was stirred at ambient temperature for 4.5 hours. Aqueoussodium thiosulfate solution was added to the reaction mixture, and theprecipitate was collected by filtration, washed with 50 ml of water and50 ml of EtOAc-hexane (1:1), and dried under reduced pressure at 70° C.to yield 244 mg of colorless solid. This solid was dissolved in THF,here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution, the solvent was distilled offunder reduced pressure, and the residue was washed with EtOH to yield264 mg of(4R,5S)-1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]azepan-4,5-diolhydrochloride.

Example 15

A mixture of 321 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1,4-diazepan-5-oneand 10 ml of 5% sulfuric acid was stirred at 100° C. for 27 hours. Afterthe solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, 10 ml of dioxane,10 ml of saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, and 0.18 g ofDIBOC (tert-butoxycarbonyl anhydride) were added in turn to the residueobtained, and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour.Precipitate was filtered, and the filtrate was evaporated under reducedpressure. The residue was dissolved in chloroform, washed with 5%aqueous citric acid solution and then water, and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure,and 4M HCl-dioxane solution was added to the residue, the resultantsolution was stirred, and then the solvent was distilled off underreduced pressure. To the residue was added saturated aqueous sodiumbicarbonate solution, the aqueous solution was washed with chloroform,added 5% aqueous citric acid, and extracted with chloroform. The organicextract was washed with water, and the solvent was distilled off underreduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in THF, here was added 4MHCl-dioxane solution, precipitate was collected by filtration to yield92 mg ofN-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-β-alaninedihydrochloride as colorless solid.

Example 16

A mixture of 2.20 g of2-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}acetamideand 20 ml of phosphorous oxychloride was stirred at 100° C. for 30minutes. Excess phosphorous oxychloride was distilled off under reducedpressure, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and EtOAc wereadded to the residue. Precipitate was collected by filtration, washedwith water and EtOAc, and dried under reduced pressure at 70° C. toyield 1.69 g of faint brown solid. This solid was dissolved in THF-MeOH,here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution, the solvent was distilled offunder reduced pressure, and the residue was washed with acetonitrile toyield 81 mg of{1-[2-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl]-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperidin-4-yl}acetonitrilehydrochloride as colorless solid.

Example 17

A mixture of 571 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-ol,0.30 g of 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate, 0.12 ml of pyridine, and 10 ml ofmethylene chloride was stirred at ambient temperature for 17 hours.Saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added to the reactionmixture, and the mixture was extracted twice with chloroform. Theorganic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesiumsulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure to yield 894 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl4-nitrophenyl carbonate as light yellow solid.

A mixture of 300 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl4-nitrophenyl carbonate, 43 mg of 2-(methylamino)ethanol, and 5 ml ofDMF was stirred at ambient temperature for 19.5 hours. Saturated aqueoussodium bicarbonate solution was added to the reaction mixture, themixture was extracted twice with chloroform. The organic phase waswashed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andevaporated under reduced pressure. The yellow oil obtained was dissolvedin THF, here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution, and the solution wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give solid, which wasrecrystallized from acetonitrile-ether to yield 120 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl(2-hydroxyethyl)methylcarbamate hydrochloride as colorless solid.

Example 18

A mixture of 230 mg of1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-one,140 mg of ethyl 4-aminobutyrate hydrochloride, 0.1 ml of acetic acid, 5ml of dichloroethane, and 5 ml of DMF was stirred at ambient temperaturefor 1 hour, here was then added 353 mg of sodium triacetoxyborohydride,and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 19 hours.Saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added to the reactionmixture, the mixture was extracted twice with chloroform, the organicphase was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate,and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residueobtained was purified by silica-gel column chromatography(chloroform-MeOH) to yield 128 mg of ethyl4-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)butanoateand 91 mg of1-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}pyrrolidin-2-one.Recrystallization of the latter from EtOH gave 65 mg of1-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}pyrrolidin-2-oneas colorless solid.

Example 19

A mixture of 254 mg of2-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)ethanol,103 mg of NaOMe, 0.2 ml of diethyl carbonate, and 5 ml of MeOH wasstirred at 70° C. for 46 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture,and precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water, anddried under reduced pressure at 70° C. to yield 193 mg of solid. Thesolid obtained was dissolved in THF-MeOH, here was added 4M HCl-dioxanesolution, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure.Recrystallization of the resultant solid from EtOH-acetonitrile-ethergave 172 mg of3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-onehydrochloride as light yellow solid.

Example 20

A mixture of 208 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-4-piperazin-1-yl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine6,6-dioxide dihydrochloride, 0.19 ml of diisopropylethylamine, 0.1 ml ofethyl isocyanate, and 5 ml of DMF was stirred at ambient temperature for1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and precipitate wascollected by filtration, washed with water, and dried under reducedpressure at 70° C. to yield 193 mg of colorless solid. The solidobtained was dissolved in THF, here was added 4M HCl-dioxane solution,and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure to yield solid,which was recrystallized from EtOH-acetonitrile to yield 159 mg of4-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-N-ethylpiperazine-1-carboxamidehydrochloride as colorless solid.

Example 21

In 5 ml of methylene chloride was dissolved 180 mg oftrans-4-{[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino}cyclohexanol,here was added 0.11 ml of DAST ((diethylamino)sulfur trifluoride) at−78° C., and the mixture was stirred for 3 hours. Saturated aqueoussodium bicarbonate solution was added to the reaction mixture, and themixture was extracted twice with chloroform. The organic phase waswashed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andevaporated under reduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified bysilica-gel column chromatography (hexane-EtOAc) to yield 137 mg ofcolorless solid. This solid was dissolved in THF, here was added 4MHCl-dioxane solution, the solution was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the residue was washed with EtOH to yield 83 mg of2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-N-cyclohex-3-en-1-yl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4-amine6,6-dioxide hydrochloride as colorless solid.

Example 22

A mixture of 600 mg of4-chloro-2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidine6,6-dioxide, 367 mg of 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidin-4-ol hydrochloride,0.90 ml of diisopropylethylamine, and 10 ml of acetonitrile was stirredat 70° C. for 12 hours. To the reaction mixture, 20 ml of water wasadded, and the mixture was extracted with 30 ml of chloroform. Theorganic phase obtained was washed with brine and dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reducedpressure. To the residue obtained were added in turn 10 ml of EtOH and 2ml of 4M HCl-dioxane solution, the solvent was distilled off underreduced pressure, EtOH and EtOAc were added to the residue, theresultant mixture was heated with stirring and then allowed to cool, andprecipitate was separated by filtration. To the filtrate was addedtriethylamine, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, andthe residue was purified by silica-gel column chromatography(chloroform-MeOH) to yield 120 mg of an oil. To this oil were added inturn 10 ml of THF and 0.5 ml of 4M HCl-dioxane solution, and the solventwas distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue obtained wasrecrystallized from THF-diethyl ether to yield 64 mg of3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-4-hydroxypiperidin-4-yl}propylacetate hydrochloride.

The compounds given in Tables 10 to 31 below were prepared using theabove methods, methods obvious to those skilled in the art, or modifiedmethods thereof. Chemical structures and spectral data of thesecompounds in Examples are shown in Tables. Symbols in Tables have thefollowing meanings (ditto hereinafter). Ex: Example number (a linewherein only a numeral is given in the column of Ex means that thecompound in said Example number is hydrochloride, whereas a line whereina numeral is followed by slash (/) and “f” means that the compound insaid Example number is a free form.)

TABLE 10

Ex R¹ R² Data  2 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 436 23 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipeMS: 392 24/f F 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe 25 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 406 26/f F4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe 27 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 420 28/f F4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe 29 F (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 392 30/f F(S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe 31 F (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 406 32/f F(S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe 33 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 390 34/f F4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy 35 Cl 4-(EtO₂C)-azep MS: 436 36 Cl 4-(HO₂C)-azep MS:408 37 Cl (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 38/f Cl(S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 450 39 Cl (R)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 42240/f Cl (R)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 450 41 Cl 4-(HOCH₂CO)-pipa MS: 40942 Cl 4-Ms-pipa MS: 429 43 Cl 2-(HO₂CCH₂)-mor MS: 410 44/f Cl2-(EtO₂CCH₂)-mor 45 Cl 3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipa MS: 409 46/f Cl3-(MeO₂CCH₂)-pipa 47 Cl 3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 48/f Cl3-(MeO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe 49 Cl mor MS: 352 50 Cl pipe MS: 350

TABLE 11

Ex R¹ R² Data 51 Cl azep MS: 364 52/f Cl 4-Me-pipe MS: 364 53/f Cl4-(EtO₂C)-pipe MS: 422 54 Cl 4-(HO₂C)-pipe MS: 394 55 Cl 4-(HOCH₂)-pipeMS: 380 56 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 394 57 Cl 4-Ac-pipa MS: 393 58 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 395 59 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 60 Cl1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl MS: 408 61 Cl pipa MS: 351 62/f Cl4-Boc-pipa MS: 451 63 Cl hpipa MS: 365 64/f Cl 4-Boc-hpipa MS: 465 65 Clazocan-1-yl MS: 378 66 Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 436 67 Cl 4-(H₂NCO)-pipeMS: 393 68 Cl 3-Me-pipe MS: 364 69 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 70 Cl5-oxo-hpipa MS: 379 71 Cl (R)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 72/f Cl(R)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 436 73 Cl (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 74/f Cl(S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 436 75 Cl 3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 76/f Cl3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 436 77 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 406 78/f Cl4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 434 79 Cl (Z)-4-(carboxymethylene)-pipe MS: 406

TABLE 12

Ex R¹ R² Data 80/f Cl (Z)-4-(ethoxycarbonylmethylene)-pipe MS: 434 81/fCl 4-(F₂HCCO)-pipa ME: 429 82/f Cl 4-(2-fur-CO)-pipa ME: 445 83/f Cl4-((HO)(Et)(Me)CCO))-pipa ME: 451 84/f Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂CO)-pipa ME: 42385/f Cl 4-(HOCH(Me)CH₂CO)-pipa ME: 437 86/f Cl 4-(5-OHC-2-fur-CO)-pipaME: 473 87/f Cl 4-(HOCH₂C(Me)₂CO)-pipa ME: 451 88/f Cl 4-(EtOCH₂CO)-pipaME: 437 89/f Cl 4-((HOCH₂)₂C(Me)CO)-pipa ME: 467 90/f Cl4-(CH₃CO(CH₂)₂CO)-pipa ME: 449 91/f Cl 4-(3-oxo-cPen-CO)-pipa ME: 46192/f Cl 4-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl-CO)-pipa ME: 449 93/f Cl4-(EtO₂CCH₂CO)-pipa ME: 465 94/f Cl 4-(3-oxo-cHex-CO)-pipa ME: 475 95/fCl 4-((5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl)SCH₂CO)-pipa ME: 508 96/f Cl4-(cyclopenten-4-yl-CO)-pipa ME: 445 97/f Cl 4-(2-fur-CONHCH₂CO)-pipaME: 502 98/f Cl 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃CO)-pipa ME: 493 99/f Cl4-((2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)CH₂CO)-pipa ME: 491 100/f Cl4-(3-H₂N-pyrazin-2-yl-CO)-pipa ME: 472 101/f Cl 4-(2-HO₂C-cPen-CO)-pipaME: 491 102/f Cl 4-(2-HO₂C-cHex-CO)-pipa ME: 505 103/f Cl4-(5-HO₂C-2-fur-CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 489 104/f Cl 4-(3,5-diOH-Ph-CH₂NH)-pipeME: 487 105/f Cl 4-(2-HO₂C-Ph-CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 499

TABLE 13

Ex R¹ R² Data 106/f Cl 4-(2-HO-3-MeO—Ph—CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 501 107/f Cl4-(5-O₂N-2-fur-CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 490 108/f Cl 4-(thiazol-2-yl-CH₂NH)-pipeME: 462 109/f Cl 4-(4-Pyox-CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 472 110/f Cl4-(quinolin-4-yl-CH₂NH)-pipe ME: 506 111/f Cl4-(3-HO₂C-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran- ME: 529 4-yl-NH)-pipe 112 Br morMS: 396 113 Br 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 452 114/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe 115Br 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 466 116/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe 117 Br4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 480 118/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe 119 Br(S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 466 120/f Br (S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe 121 Br4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 450 122/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy 123 Br(S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 452 124/f Br (S)-3-(EtOphd 2CCH₂)-pipe

TABLE 14

Ex R¹ R² Data 125 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 392 126 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipeMS: 406 127 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 420 128 F (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS:392 129 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 390 130 F (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 406131 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 132 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 133Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 436 134 Cl (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 408 135Cl (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 136 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 406 137 Br4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe ME: 452 138/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 480 139 Br4(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe ME: 466 140/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 494 141 Br4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MF: 481 142/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 508 143 Br(S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe ME: 452 144/f Br (S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 480 145Br (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe ME: 468 146/f Br (S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS:494 147 Br 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 450 148/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 478

TABLE 15

Ex R¹ R² Data  4 Cl pipa ME: 369  5 Cl 4-(HOCH₂CO)-pipa MS: 427  6 Cl4-Ms-pipa MS: 447 149 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 408 150/f F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipeMS: 410 151/f F 4- (HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 424 152/f F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipeMS: 438 153/f F (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 424 154 F(S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 410 155 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 440 156 Cl4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 454 157/f Cl 4-Boc-pipa MS: 469 158 Cl hpipa ME:383 159/f Cl 4-Boc-hpipa MS: 483 160 Cl 3-Me-pipe MS: 382 161 Cl2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl MS: 380 162 Cl azep ME: 382 163 Cl4-(HO₂C)-pipe MS: 412 164/f Cl 4-(EtO₂C)-pipe MS: 440 165 Cl 5-oxo-hpipaMS: 397 166 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 426 167/f Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS:454 168 Cl pipe MS: 368 169 Cl mor MS: 370 170 Cl 4-HO-pipe MS: 384 171Cl 3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 426 172/f Cl 3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe ME: 454 173 Cl4-(HO₂C)-azep MS: 426 174/f Cl 4-(EtO₂C)-azep MS: 454

TABLE 16

Ex R¹ R² Data 175 Cl (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 440 176/f Cl(S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 468 177 Cl (R)-3-HO₂C(CH₂)₂-pipe MS: 440178/f Cl (R)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MN: 466 179 Cl 3-(HO₂CCH₂)-azep MS:440 180/f Cl 3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-azep MS: 468 181 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 424182/f Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 452 183 Cl (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 426184/f Cl (S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 454 185 Cl 2-(HO₂CCH₂)-mor MS: 428186/f Cl 2-(EtO₂CCH₂)-mor 187 Cl 4-Ac-pipa MS: 411 188 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 413 189 Cl 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 425 190 Cl4-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 439 191 Cl 4-(Me₂NOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 453 192 Cl4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipa MS: 427 193 Cl 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 426 194 Cl4-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 440 195 Br 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MM: 469 196/f Br4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MM: 471 197/f Br 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MM: 485 198/f Br4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MM: 499 199 Br (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 471 200 Br(S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MM: 485

TABLE 17

Ex R¹ R² Data 201 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 410 202 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipeMS: 424 203 F 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 438 204 F (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS:410 205 F (S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 424 206 F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 408207/f Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe ME: 454 208/f Cl 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe 209Cl 4-(carboxymethylene)-pipe MS: 424 210/f Cl4-(ethoxycarbonylmethylene)-pipe MS: 452 211 Br 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe ME:498 212/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 526 213 Br (S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipeME: 470 214/f Br (S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 498 215 Br(S)-3-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MF: 485 216/f Br (S)-3-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS:512 217 Br 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 468 218/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 496 219Br 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 470 220/f Br 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 498 221/f Br4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe ME: 486 222/f Br 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 512

TABLE 18

Ex R¹ R² Data  1 Cl (R)-3-Me-pipe MS: 414  3 Cl4-(carboxymethylene)-pipe MS: 456  8/f MeS— 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 441  9/fcyano 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 420  10 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 458  11 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂HN)-pipe MS: 459  12 Cl 2-(HO(CH₂)₂)-2,8-diazaspiro MS: 499[4.5]dec-8-yl  13 Cl (Z)-4-(HOCH₂CH═CH)-pipe MS: 456  14 Cl(4R,5S)-4,5-diOH-azep MI: 446  15 Cl (H₂N(CH₂)₂)(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)N— MS: 447 16 Cl 4-(cyano-CH₂)-pipe MS: 439  17 Cl 4-((HO(CH₂)₂)(Me)NOCO)-pipe MS:517  18/f Cl 4-(2-oxo-pyrr)-pipe MS: 483  19 Cl4-(2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl)-pipe MS: 485  20 Cl 4-(EtHNOC)-pipa MS:472  21 Cl (cyclohexen-4-yl)NH— MS: 412  22 Cl 4-OH-4-(AcO(CH₂)₃)-pipeMS: 516 223 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₂CO)-pipa ME: 457 224 F 4-(HOCH₂CO)-hpipa ME:457 225 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-hpipa MS: 443 226 F 4-Ac-pipa ME: 427 227 F4-(4-Py)-pipa ME: 462 228 F 4-pipe-pipe ME: 467 229 F 4-(Me₂NSO₂)-pipaME: 492 230/f F 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipa MS: 443

TABLE 19

Ex R¹ R² Data 231 F 4-(HOCH₂CO)-pipa ME: 443 232 F 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 413233 F 4-HO-pipe ME: 400 234 F 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe ME: 414 235 F4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 428 236 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa ME: 429 237 F5-oxo-1,4-diazocan-1-yl MS: 427 238 F 4-OH-4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 430 239 F4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 442 240 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 442 241 F(4R,5S)-4,5-diOH-azep MN: 428 242 F 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 441 243 F4-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 455 244/f F 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 442 245 Cl(S)-3-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 458 246/f Cl (S)-3-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe 247 Cl4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 458 248/f Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe 249 ClHOCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH— MS: 406 250 Cl Me₂CHCH₂NH— MS: 388 251/f Cl mor MS:402 252/f Cl 1,1-dioxo-tmor MS: 450 253 Cl 5-oxo-hpipa MS: 429 254 Cl4-HO-pipe MS: 416 255 Cl 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 430 256 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipeMS: 444 257 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 445

TABLE 20

Ex R¹ R² Data 258 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 472 259/f Cl4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 500 260 Cl 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 456 261/f Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-hPy MS: 484 262 Cl hpipa MS: 415 263/f Cl 4-Boc-hpipa MS: 515264 Cl pipa MS: 401 265/f Cl 4-Boc-pipa MS: 501 266 Cl 4-(HOCH₂CO)-pipaME: 459 267 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂CO)-pipa ME: 473 268 Cl 4(HOCH₂CO)-hpipa ME:473 269 Cl 4-(H₂NCO(CH₂)₂)-pipa ME: 472 270 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂O(CH₂)₂)-pipaME: 489 271 Cl 4-((HOCH₂)₂CH)-pipe ME: 474 272 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-4-OH-pipeME: 474 273/f Cl 4-(ethoxycarbonylmethylene)-pipe MS: 484 274 Cl4-(3-iPr-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-pipe MS: 510 275 Cl 4-(2-PyS)-pipe MS:509 276/f Cl 3-F₃C-5,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo MS: 507[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl 277 Cl 4-OH-4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 446 278 Cl1,4,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-imidazo MS: 438 [4,5-c]pyridin-5-yl 279 Cl(S)-3-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 444 280 Cl 2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl MS: 455

TABLE 21

Ex R¹ R² Data 281 Cl (S)-3-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 457 282 Cl(S)-3-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 471 283 Cl 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 471 284Cl (E)-4-(H₂NOCCH═CH)-pipe MS: 469 285 Cl (Z)-4-(H₂NOCCH═CH)-pipe MS:469 286 Cl 2-(HOCH₂OC)-2,8-diazaspiro MS: 513 [4.5]dec-8-yl 287 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₃HN)-pipe MS: 473 288 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂HN)-pipe MS: 487 289 Cl(E)-4-(HO₂CCH═CH)-pipe MS: 470 290 Cl 2-Ac-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]dec-8-ylMS: 497 291 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 486 292 Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₄)-pipe MS:472 293 Cl (3R,4S)-3,4-diOH-pyrr MS: 418 294 Cl (Z)-4-(HO₂CCH═CH)-pipeMS: 470 295 Cl 4-(MeHNOC(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 485 296 Cl 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₃)-pipeMS: 485 297 Cl 4-(MeHNOC(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 499 298 Cl(E)-4-(HOCH₂CH═CH)-pipe MS: 456 299 Cl 4-(iPrHNOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 500 300Cl 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 458 301 Cl 4-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 472 302 Cl4-(Me₂NOCCH₂)-pipa MS: 486 303 Cl (R)-4-(3-OH-pyrr)-pipe MS: 485 304 Cl(S)-4-(3-OH-pyrr)-pipe MS: 485 305 Cl (S)-4-(2-H₂NOC-pyrr)-pipe ME: 512

TABLE 22

Ex R¹ R² Data 306 Cl (S)-4-(3-F-pyrr)-pipe MS: 487 307 Cl(R)-4-(3-F-pyrr)-pipe MS: 487 308/f Cl 5-oxo-1,4-diazocan-1-yl MS: 443309/f Cl 4-oxo-1,5-diazocan-1-yl MS: 443 310/f Cl 5-oxo-6,6-diMe-hpipaMS: 457 311/f Cl 3-oxo-pipa MI: 415 312 Cl 4-HO₂C-pipe MI: 444 313 Cl4-(Me₂NOC)-pipe MS: 471 314/f Cl 4-(H₂NOC)-pipe MS: 443 315 Cl3-oxo-2,8-diazaspiro[4.5]dec- MS: 469 8-yl 316/f Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-5-oxo-hpipa MI: 473 317/f Cl 4-(MeHNOC)-pipe MS: 457 318/fCl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂HNOC)-pipe MS: 487 319 Cl 4-((HO(CH₂)₂)(Me)NOC)-pipe MS:501 320/f Cl 4-Me-5-oxo-hpipa MS: 443 321 Cl2,4,6,7-tetrahydro-5H-pyrazolo MS: 438 [4,3-c]pyridin-5-yl 322/f Cl4-(AcHNCH₂)-pipe MS: 471 323 Cl 4-H₂N-pipe MS: 415 324 Cl7,8-dihydropyrido[4,3-d] MN: 448 pyrimidin-6(5H)-yl 325/f Cl1,1-dioxido-1,2,5-thiadiazepan- MI: 465 5-yl 326 Cl 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipeMN: 455 327 Cl 4-Me₂N-pipe MS: 443 328 Cl 4-(H₂NCH₂)-pipe MS: 429 329 Cl(S)-3-OH-pyrr MS: 402 330 Cl (R)-3-OH-pyrr MS: 402

TABLE 23

Ex R¹ R² Data 331 Cl 4-(HOCH₂OCHNCH₂)-pipe MS: 487 332 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₃HNOC)-pipe MS: 501 333 Cl 4-(HOCH₂OCHN)-pipe MS: 473 334 Cl4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-hPy MS: 455 335 Cl 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃HNOC)-pipe MS: 529 336 Cl4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂HNOC)-pipe MS: 515 337 Cl 4-OH-4-(HO₂CC≡C)-pipe MS: 484 338Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂HNOCO)-pipe MS: 503 339 Cl 4-(MeHNOCCH₂)-pipe MS: 471 340Cl 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-hPy MS: 442 341 Cl (HO(CH₂)₂)NH— MI: 376 342 Cl(3-Py(CH₂)₂)NH— MI: 437 343 Cl trans-(4-OH-cHex)NH— MI: 430 344 Cl(HO(CH₂)₂)(Me)N— MI: 390 345 Cl (F(CH₂)₂)NH— MI: 378 346 Cl4-((HO(CH₂)₂)(Me)N)-pipe MS: 473 347 Cl 4-(F(CH₂)₂NH)-pipe MS: 461 348Cl 4-(F₃CCH₂NH)-pipe MS: 497 349 Cl 4-(pyrazol-1-yl)-pipe MS: 466 350 Cl4-(3-F₃C-pyrazol-1-yl)-pipe MS: 534 351 Cl 4-(2H-triazol-2-yl)-pipe MS:467 352 Cl 4-pyrr-pipe MS: 469 353 Cl 4-(thiazol-2-yl)-pipa MS: 484 354Cl cis-3,4-diOH-pipe MS: 432 355 Cl (3S)-4-((3-OH-pyrr)OC)-pipe MS: 513

TABLE 24

Ex R¹ R² Data 356 Cl (3R)-4-((3-OH-pyrr)OC)-pipe MS: 513 357 Cl4-(pyrazol-3-yl)-pipe MS: 466 358 Cl 4-OH-4-nBu-pipe MS: 472 359 Cl(1S,4S)-5-Boc-2,5-diazabicyclo MS: 513 [2.2.1]heptan-1-yl 360 Cl(1S,4S)-5-Ac-2,5-diazabicyclo MS: 455 [2.2.1]heptan-1-yl 361 Cl(1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo MS: 413 [2.2.1]heptan-1-yl 362/f Cl4-EtO₂C-pipa MS: 473 363 Cl 4-(EtO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 486 364 Cl4-(EtHNOCHNCH₂)-pipe MS: 500 365 Br 4-(HOCH₂CO)-pipa ME: 503, 505 366 Br4-(HO(CH₂)₂CO)-pipa ME: 517, 519 367 Br 4-(HOCH₂CO)-hpipa ME: 517, 519368 Br 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 473, 475 369 Br 4-HO-pipe ME: 460, 462 370 Br4-(HOCH₂)-pipe ME: 474, 476 371 Br 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe ME: 488, 490 372 Br4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa ME: 489, 491 373/f Br 5-oxo-1,4-diazocan-1-yl MI: 488374 MeS(O)— 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 457 375/f MeS(O)₂— 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 473

TABLE 25

Ex R¹ R² Data 376 F 4-HO-pipe MS: 400 377/f F 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 414378/f F 5-oxo-hpipa MS: 413 379 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 429 380/f F4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 420 381 F 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 428 382/f Cl4-HO-pipe MS: 416 383/f Cl 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 430 384 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 444 385 Cl 5-oxo-hpipa MS: 429 386 Cl4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa ME: 445 387 Cl 4-(3-(HOCH₂)-pipe-)pipe MF: 513 388 Br4-HO-pipe ME: 460 389 Br 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe ME: 476 390 Br 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipeME: 490 391 Br 5-oxo-hpipa ME: 473 392 Br 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa ME: 491

TABLE 26

Ex R¹ R² Data 393 cPr pipe MS: 294 394 cPr mor MS: 296 395 cPr azep MS:308 396 cPen pipe MS: 322 397 cPen mor MS: 324 398 cPen azep MS: 336 399cPen 1,4-oxazepa-4-yl MS: 338 400 cPen (4R,5S)-4,5-diOH-azep MS: 368 401cPen ((CH₃)₂CHCH₂)NH— MS: 310 402 cPen trans-(4-OH-cHex)NH— MS: 352 403cPen ((CH₃)₂CHCH)(Me)N— MS: 324 404 cPen cHex(Me)N— MS: 350 405 cPen(HO(CH₂)₂)(Me)N— MS: 312 406 cPr 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 380 407 cPen4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 408 408 cPr 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 379 409cPen 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 407 410/f cPen 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 352 411cPen 5-oxo-hpipa MS: 351 412 cPen 4-(3-iPr-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-pipeMS: 432 413 cPen 4-(HO₂CCH₂)-pipe MS: 380 414 cPen 4-(H₂NOCCH₂)-pipe MS:379 415 cPen 5-oxo-1,4-diazocan-1-yl MS: 365 416 cPen 4-(HO(CH₂)₄)-pipeMS: 394 417 cPen 4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 380 418 cPr 4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS:352 419 cPr 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 408 420 cPr 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₂)-pipeMS: 365

TABLE 27

Ex R¹ R² Data 421 cPr 1,4-oxazepan-4-yl MS: 310 422 cPr4-((HOCH₂)₂CH)-pipe MS: 368 423 cPr 4-OH-4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 340 424 cPr4-OH-4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 368 425 cPr hPy MS: 292 426 cPr pyrr MS: 280427 cPr 4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipa MS: 339 428 cPr ((CH₃)₂CHCH₂)NH— MS: 282 429cPr cHex(Me)N— MS: 322 430 cBu 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 422 431 cBu4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 379 432 cBu 1,4-oxazepan-4-yl MS: 324 433 cPen4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 366 434 cPen 4-(EtO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 422 435 cPen4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 393 436 cPen 4-((HOCH₂)₂CH-)pipe MS: 396 437ePen 4-OH-4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 368 438 cPen 4-OH-4-(HO(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 396439 cPr (R)-3-Me-pipe MS: 308 440 cPr 4-(HO(CH₂)₄)-pipe MS: 366 441 cPr4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 366 442 cBu 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 394 443 cBu4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 380 444 cPen 4-(HO₂C(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS :394 445 cBu4-(HO(CH₂)₄)-pipe MS: 380 446 cBu 4-(H₂NOC(CH₂)₃)-pipe MS: 393 447 cPr1-oxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl MS: 350 448 cPr (S)-3-Me-pipe MS: 308

TABLE 28

Ex R¹ R² Data 449 cPr (S)-2-THF-CH₂NH— MS: 310 450 cPr (R)-2-THF-CH₂NH—MS: 310 451 cBu pipe MS: 308 452 cPr 1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl MS: 298 453cBu 5-oxo-hpipa MS: 337 454 cBu 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 338 455 cPr5-oxo-hpipa MS: 323 456 cPr 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 324 457 cPr4-(HO(CH₂)₂)-pipe MS: 338 458 2,5-diCl-3-the 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MS: 434459/f 2-Cl-4-Py 4-(HOCH₂)-pipe MI: 395

TABLE 29

    Ex     R¹

    R²     Data 7 cPen

4-(H₂NOCCH₂)- pipe MS: 379 460 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

mor MS: 366 461 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

mor ME: 431 462 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

mor MS: 370 463 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

mor MS: 370

TABLE 30

    Ex     R¹

    R²     Data 464 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

mor MS: 354 465 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-HO-pipe MS: 384 466 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

azep MS: 365 467 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-(HO₂CCH₂)- pipe MS: 426 468 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-(HO₂CCH₂)- pipe MS: 458 469 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-(HO₂CCH₂)- hPy MS: 424

TABLE 31

    Ex     R¹

    R²     Data 470/f 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-(EtO₂CCH₂)- hPy MS: 452 471/f 2,5-diF-4-Cl-Ph

4-(HOCH₂)- pipe MS: 430 472 cPen

4-(HO₂CCH₂)- pipe MS: 348 473/f cPen

4-(HOCH₂)- pipe MS: 352 474 cPen

5-oxo-hpipa MS: 351 475 cPen

3-iPr-1,2,4- oxadiazol-5-yl MS: 432 476 cPen

4-(HO₂CCH₂)- pipe MS: 380

NMR data of compounds in some Examples are given in Tables 32 to 37below. Symbols in Tables represent following meaning.

NMR: NMR data (δ(ppm) of peaks in ¹H-NMR measured usingtetramethylsilane as an internal standard and DMSO-d₆ as a solventunless specifically noted).

TABLE 32 Ex Data 1 NMR: 0.90(3H, d), 1.14-1.26(1H, m), 1.44-1.58(1H, m),1.60-1.84(3H, m), 2.74(1H, dd), 2.97-3.07(1H, m), 4.08-4.22(2H, m),4.51(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s), 7.77(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 2 NMR:1.10-1.28(4H, m), 1.46-1.59(2H ,m), 1.59-1.72(1H, m), 1.76-1.88(2H, m),2.05-2.16(2H, m), 2.17-2.25(2H, m),2.95-3.04(2H, m), 3.07-3.25(4H, m),4.51-4.75(2H, m), 7.94(1H, dd), 8.06(1H, dd). 3 NMR: 2.40-2.48(2H, m),2.93-3.06(2H, m), 3.68-3.82(4H, m), 4.54(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s), 5.74(1H,s), 7.77(1H, dd), 8.00(1H, dd). 6 NMR: 2.90(3H, s), 3.23(4H, dd),3.88(4H, dd), 4.10-4.23(2H, m), 4.33-4.45(2H, m), 6.25-7.50(1H, br),7.77(1H, dd), 8.01(1H, dd). 11 NMR: 1.55-1.75(2H, m), 2.10-2.25(2H, m),2.90-3.20(4H, m), 3.30-3.50(1H, m), 3.71(2H, t), 4.30-4.45(2H, m),4.55(2H, s), 4.73(2H, s), 5.50-5.90(2H, br), 7.78(1H, dd), 8.00(1H, dd),9.05-9.30(2H, br). 14 NMR: 1.70-1.84(2H, m), 1.88-2.02(2H, m),3.54-3.82(6H, m), 4.48(2H, s), 4.74(2H, s), 7.72-7.80(1H, dd),7.92-8.01(1H, dd). 21 NMR: 1.50-1.70(1H, m), 1.90-2.02(1H, m),2.02-2.22(3H, m), 2.34-2.46(1H, m), 4.15-4.30(1H, m), 4.39(2H, s),4.51(2H, s), 5.40-5.74(2H, m), 7.40-7.52(1H, d), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd),7.88-7.98(1H, dd). 31 NMR: 1.26-1.34(1H, m), 1.42-1.59(4H, m),1.77-1.82(2H, m), 2.07-2.14(2H, m), 2.28-2.32(2H, m), 2.97-3.25(6H, m),4.45-4.48(2H, m), 7.83(1H, ddd), 8.11(1H, ddd). 41 NMR: 2.08(2H,quintet), 2.95(2H, t), 3.13(2H, t), 3.40-3.75(4H, m), 3.75-4.00(4H, m),4.14(2H, s), 7.88(1H, dd), 8.04(1H, dd). 54 NMR: 1.55-1.70(2H, m),1.90-2.20(4H, m), 2.60-2.75(1H, m), 2.90-3.03(2H, m), 3.05-3.20(2H, m),3.25-3.40(2H, m), 4.40-4.60(2H, m), 7.93(2H, dd), 8.05(2H, dd). 79 NMR:2.02-2.16(2H, m), 2.44-2.52(2H, m), 2.93-3.06(4H, m), 3.14-3.21(2H, m),3.88-4.02(4H, m), 5.76(1H, s), 7.91(1H, dd), 8.06(1H, dd). 149 NMR:2.21-2.33(2H, m), 2.98-3.06(2H, m), 3.83-3.92(2H, m), 4.15-4.22(2H, m),4.26-4.35(2H, m), 4.43-4.50(2H, m), 5.58-5.65(1H, m), 7.65-7.77(1H, m),8.00-8.13(1H, m). 150 NMR: 1.13-1.32(2H, m), 1.70-1.82(2H, m),1.96-2.03(1H, m), 2.14-2.21(2H, m), 2.95-3.10(2H, m), 4.08-4.16(2H, m),4.31-4.38(2H, m), 4.38-4.47(2H, m), 7.55-7.67(1H, m), 7.91-8.05(1H, m).152 NMR: 1.03-1.30(4H, m), 1.45-1.63(3H, m), 1.66-1.80(2H, m), 2.20(2H,t), 2.91-3.05(2H, m), 4.07-4.14(2H, m), 4.30-4.38(2H, m), 4.38-4.50(2H,m), 7.50-7.68(1H, m), 7.92-8.05(1H, m). 153 NMR: 1.13-1.30(1H, m),1.36-1.60(4H, m), 1.65-1.77(1H, m), 1.77-1.92(1H, m), 2.29(2H, t),2.71-2.83(1H, m), 2.95-3.08(1H, m), 4.05-4.17(2H, m), 4.24-4.44(4H, m),7.55-7.68(1H, m), 7.93-8.06(1H, m), 12.04(1H, s).

TABLE 33 Ex Data 154 NMR: 1.24-1.40(1H, m), 1.44-1.62(1H, m),1.66-1.79(1H, m), 1.79-1.88(1H, m), 1.89-2.04(1H, m), 2.15-2.32(2H, m),2.93-3.06(1H, m), 3.06-3.17(1H, m), 4.15-4.22 (2H, m), 4.30-4.50(4H, m),7.66-7.77(1H, m), 8.00-8.12(1H, m). 166 NMR: 1.18-1.30(2H, m),1.74-1.80(2H, m), 1.96-2.08(1H, m), 2.18(2H, d), 3.02-3.11(2H, m),4.15(2H, s), 4.37(2H, s), 4.43-4.49(2H, m), 7.77(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd)181 NMR: 2.22-2.30(2H, m), 3.01(2H, s), 3.85(2H, t), 4.12-4.18(2H, m),4.26-4.30(2H, m), 4.44-4.48(2H, m), 5.62(1H, s), 7.79(1H, dd), 8.01(1H,dd). 183 NMR: 1.26-1.40(1H, m), 1.46-1.62(1H, m), 1.68-2.02(3H, m),2.17-2.30(2H, m), 2.94-3.15(2H, m), 4.16-4.20(2H, m), 4.30-4.50(4H, m),7.80(1H, dd), 8.00(1H, dd). 185 NMR: 2.41(1H, dd), 2.57(1H, dd),2.96(1H, dd), 3.15(1H, dt), 3.58(1H, dt), 3.75-5.00(9H, m), 7.75(1H,dd), 8.00(1H, dd). 192 NMR: 2.90-4.00(6H, m), 4.19(4H, s), 4.30-4.70(3H,m), 4.70-5.90(4H, m), 7.78(1H, dd), 8.04(1H, dd), 10.50-11.50(1H, br).196 NMR: 1.13-1.30(2H, m), 1.70-1.81(2H, m), 1.93-2.07(1H, m), 2.17(2H,d), 2.96-3.09(2H, m), 4.08-4.15(2H, m), 4.30-4.37(2H, m), 4.38-4.48(2H,m), 7.82(1H, dd), 7.9(1H, dd), 12.09(1H, s). 198 NMR: 1.05-1.30(4H, m),1.46-1.63(3H, m), 1.67-1.79(2H, m), 2.20(2H, t), 2.91-3.04(2H, m),4.08-4.14(2H, m), 4.30-4.38(2H, m), 4.38-4.48(2H, m), 7.81(1H, dd),7.91(1H, dd), 11.98(1H, s). 231 NMR: 3.40-3.65(4H, m), 3.65-3.85(4H, m),4.13(2H, s), 4.55(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s), 7.67(1H, dt), 8.05(1H, ddd). 232NMR: 2.60-2.75(2H, m), 3.25-3.38(2H, m), 3.70-3.90(4H, m), 4.55(2H, s),4.71(2H, s), 7.50-7.80(2H, m), 8.05(1H, ddd). 233 NMR: 1.35-1.55(2H, m),1.75-1.95(2H, m), 3.28-3.43(2H, m), 3.70-3.85(1H, m), 3.90-4.10(2H, m),4.52(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 5.90-7.00(1H, br), 7.67(1H, dt), 8.02(1H,ddd). 234 NMR: 1.10-1.35(2H, m), 1.60-1.85(3H, m), 2.95-3.14(2H, m),3.20-3.36(2H, m), 4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s),6.20-7.50(1H, br), 7.67(1H, dt), 8.02(1H, ddd). 235 NMR: 1.05-1.30(2H,m), 1.30-1.45(2H, m), 1.60-1.85(3H, m), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 3.46(2H, t),4.20-4.35(2H, m), 4.50(2H, s), 4.67(2H, s), 4.75-5.10(1H, br), 7.66(1H,dt), 8.01(1H, ddd). 236 NMR: 3.10-3.30(4H, m), 3.50-3.70(4H, m),3.70-3.90(2H, m), 4.30-4.46(2H, m), 4.60(2H, s), 4.79(2H, s),4.50-5.50(1H, br), 7.69(1H, dt), 8.10(1H, ddd), 10.80-11.20(1H, br). 238NMR: 1.38-1.52(2H, m), 1.58-1.70(2H, m), 3.16-3.24(2H, m), 3.30-3.42(2H,m), 4.00-4.16(2H, m), 4.50(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s), 7.60-7.71(1H, m),7.95-8.07(1H, m). 241 NMR: 1.70-1.84(2H, m), 1.88-2.02(2H, m),3.54-3.82(6H, m), 4.49(2H, s), 4.74(2H, s), 7.61-7.72(1H, m),7.95-8.06(1H, m).

TABLE 34 Ex Data 242 NMR: 1.14-1.30(2H, m), 1.66-1.82(2H, m),1.94-2.06(3H, m), 2.98-3.12(2H, m), 4.20-4.36(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s),4.68(2H, s), 7.50-7.80(1H, m), 7.94-8.08(1H, m). 251 NMR: 3.40-3.50(4H,m), 3.60-3.75(4H, m), 4.54(2H, s), 4.74(2H, s), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.99(1H,dd). 252 NMR: 3.25-3.40(4H, m), 3.95-4.15(4H, m), 4.60(2H, s), 4.78(2H,s), 7.79(1H, dd), 8.04(1H, dd). 253 NMR: 2.60-2.70(2H, m), 3.25-3.40(2H,m), 3.70-3.95(4H, m), 4.55(2H, s), 4.71(2H, s), 7.00-7.60(1H, br),7.60-7.72(1H, m), 7.78(1H, dd), 8.00(1H, dd). 254 NMR: 1.35-1.55(2H, m),1.70-1.90(2H, m), 3.25-3.92(2H, m), 3.70-3.85(1H, m), 3.90-4.05(2H, m),4.52(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 5.30-6.20(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd).255 NMR: 1.10-1.30(2H, m), 1.60-1.81(3H, m), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 3.28(2H,d), 3.20-3.34(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s), 6.30-7.40(1H, br),7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 256 NMR: 1.10-1.30(2H, m), 1.38(2H, q),1.60-1.85(3H, m), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 3.46(2H, t), 4.20-4.35(2H, m),4.51(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 5.00-6.00(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd).257 NMR: 3.00-3.30(4H, m), 3.45-3.75(4H, m), 3.75-3.90(2H, m),4.30-4.50(2H, m), 4.60(2H, s), 4.80(2H, s), 5.40-5.80(1H, br), 7.79(1H,dd), 8.05(1H, dd). 258 NMR: 1.05-1.30(2H, m), 1.47(2H, q), 1.50-1.65(1H,m), 1.65-1.82(2H, m), 2.25(2H, t), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 4.20-4.40(2H, m),4.51(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 262 NMR:2.00-2.20(2H, m), 3.00-3.22(2H, m), 3.22-3.35(2H, m), 3.74-3.84(2H, m),3.95-4.08(2H, m), 4.55(2H, s), 4.60-5.60(3H, m), 7.78(1H, dd), 8.01(1H,dd), 9.20-9.50(2H, br). 264 NMR: 3.05-3.30(4H, m), 3.75-4.00(4H, m),4.59(2H, s), 4.78(2H, s), 5.00-6.00(1H, br), 7.79(1H, dd), 8.04(1H, dd),9.50-9.75(2H, br). 266 NMR: 3.40-3.65(4H, m), 3.65-3.85(4H, m), 4.13(2H,s), 4.56(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s), 7.78(1H, dd), 8.01(1H, dd). 267 NMR:2.52(2H, t), 3.50-4.20(11H, m), 4.55(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s), 7.77(1H, dd),8.01(1H, dd). 268 NMR: 1.70-1.94(2H, m), 3.35-3.50(2H, m), 3.52-3.65(1H,m), 3.65-3.80(3H, m), 3.80-3.87(1H, m), 3.87-3.95(1H, m), 4.00(1H, s),4.08(1H, s), 4.51(2H, d), 4.73(2H, s), 5.00-6.50(1H, br), 7.70-7.84(1H,m), 7.99(1H, dd). 269 NMR: 2.70(2H, t), 3.00-3.22(2H, m), 3.26-3.38(2H,m), 3.44-3.54(2H, m), 3.54-3.70(2H, m), 4.30-4.50(2H, m), 4.61(2H, s),4.80(2H, s), 4.80-5.10(1H, br), 7.00-7.20(1H, br), 7.54-7.74(1H, br),7.79(1H, dd), 8.05(1H, dd), 11.30-11.70(1H, br). 270 NMR: 3.10-3.28(2H,m), 3.28-3.40(2H, m), 3.44-3.76(8H, m), 3.80-3.92(2H, m), 4.28-4.50(2H,m), 4.61(2H, s), 4.80(2H, s), 5.80-6.30(1H, br), 7.79(1H, dd), 8.05(1H,dd), 11.30-11.70(1H, br). 271 NMR: 1.25-1.44(3H, m), 1.65-1.85(3H, m),2.97(2H, t), 3.32-3.55(4H, m), 4.25-4.42(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 4.70(2H,s), 4.80-5.50(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.96(1H, dd). 272 NMR:1.30-1.62(8H, m), 3.30-3.45(4H, m), 3.95-4.20(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s),4.70(2H, s), 4.72-5.10(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.96(1H, dd).

TABLE 35 Ex Data 277 NMR: 1.35-1.52(2H, m), 1.55-1.75(2H, m),3.28-3.45(2H, m), 4.00-4.20(2H, m), 4.50(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s),4.80-5.50(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 279 NMR: 1.15-1.60(4H,m), 1.60-1.90(3H, m), 2.81(1H, dd), 3.04(1H, dt), 3.42-3.55(2H, m),4.21(2H, dd), 4.35-4.80(6H, m), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.98(1H, dd). 281 NMR:1.20-1.35(1H, m), 1.45-1.60(1H, m), 1.65-2.15(4H, m), 2.86(1H, dd),3.04(1H, dd), 3.80-4.40(3H, m), 4.49(1H, d), 4.54(1H, d), 4.68(2H, s),6.86(1H, s), 7.34(1H, s), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.98(1H, dd). 283 NMR:1.00-1.25(2H, m), 1.30-1.65(3H, m), 1.65-1.85(2H, m), 2.00-2.15(2H, m),3.01(2H, t), 4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 4.90-6.00(1H,br), 6.50-7.00(1H, br), 7.00-7.50(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd).284 NMR: 1.25-1.50(2H, m), 1.70-1.88(2H, m), 2.20-2.40(1H, m), 3.11(2H,t), 4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 4.80-5.30(1H, br),5.87(1H, d), 6.59(1H, dd), 6.80-7.10(1H, br), 7.20-7.50(1H, br),7.77(1H, dd), 7.98(1H, dd). 285 NMR: 1.25-1.45(2H, m), 1.65-1.78(2H, m),3.08(2H, t), 3.65-3.80(1H, m), 4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 4.69(2H,s), 4.60-5.30(1H, br), 5.70-5.85(2H, m), 6.80-7.20(1H, br),7.25-7.50(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 287 NMR: 1.50-1.72(2H,m), 1.72-1.88(2H, m), 2.05-2.22(2H, m), 2.90-3.03(2H, m), 3.03-3.18(2H,m), 3.30-3.45(1H, m), 3.49(2H, t), 4.18-4.50(4H, m), 4.55(2H, s),4.73(2H, s), 7.78(1H, dd), 7.99(1H, dd), 8.80-9.20(2H, br). 288 NMR:1.50-1.75(2H, m), 2.09-2.22(2H, m), 2.76(2H, t), 3.00-3.22(4H, m),3.28-3.50(1H, m), 4.28-4.44(2H, m), 4.55(2H, s), 4.74(2H, s), 7.78(1H,dd), 8.00(1H, dd), 9.10-9.35(2H, br). 293 NMR: 3.45-3.66(2H, m),3.66-4.00(2H, m), 4.00-4.20(2H, m), 4.48(2H, s), 4.87(2H, s),5.80-6.50(3H, br), 7.75(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 296 NMR: 1.10-1.30(4H,m), 1.40-1.64(3H, m), 1.65-1.83(2H, m), 2.03(2H, t), 3.01(2H, t),4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 5.15-5.90(1H, br),6.50-6.85(1H, br), 7.00-7.45(1H, br), 7.76(1H, dd), 7.97(1H, dd). 300NMR: 3.20-3.80(6H, m), 3.99(2H, s), 4.20-4.55(2H, m), 4.61(2H, s),4.79(2H, s), 5.80-7.00(1H, br), 7.71(1H, s), 7.79(1H, dd), 8.05(1H, dd),8.13(1H, s), 10.40-11.20(1H, br). 311 NMR: 3.32(2H, s), 3.80-3.90(2H,m), 4.25(2H, s), 4.55(2H, s), 4.83(2H, s), 7.74-7.82(1H, dd),7.97-8.06(1H, dd), 8.19(1H, br). 317 NMR: 1.50-1.70(2H, m),1.70-1.82(2H, m), 2.40-2.48(1H, m), 2.57(3H, d), 3.02-3.14(2H, m),4.20-4.35(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 7.70-7.81(2H, m),7.92-8.02(1H, dd). 318 NMR: 1.52-1.68(2H, m), 1.68-1.82(2H, m),2.95-3.15(5H, m), 3.35-3.45(2H, m), 4.21-4.35(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s),4.62-4.68(1H, t), 4.68-4.72(2H, s), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd), 7.80-7.88(1H, t),7.92-8.02(1H, dd).

TABLE 36 Ex Data 319 NMR: 1.50-1.80(4H, m), 2.81(2H, s), 2.90-3.20(5H,m), 3.30-3.35(1H, t), 3.40-3.50(2H, m), 3.50-3.60(1H, m), 4.20-4.40(2H,m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.71(2H, s), 7.70-7.81(1H, dd), 7.90-8.03(1H, dd). 322NMR: 1.09-1.25(2H, m), 1.66-1.78(3H, m), 1.81(3H, s), 2.88-3.10(4H, m),4.21-4.35(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd),7.80-7.91(1H, t), 7.92-8.01(1H, dd). 323 NMR: 1.46-1.68(2H, m),1.92-2.10(2H, m), 3.06-3.22(2H, m), 3.26-3.44(1H, m), 4.23-4.37(2H, m),4.55(2H, s), 4.72(2H, s), 7.72-7.83(1H, dd), 7.93-8.05(1H, dd), 8.25(2H,br). 326 NMR: 1.12-1.32(2H, m), 1.66-1.82(2H, m), 1.92-2.06(3H, m),2.95-3.15(2H, m), 4.20-4.36(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.69(2H, s),7.70-7.82(1H, dd), 7.90-8.02(1H, dd). 330 NMR: 1.83-2.02(2H, m),3.54-3.90(4H, m), 4.32-4.39(1H, m), 4.39-4.47(1H, d), 4.49-4.56(1H, d),4.89(2H, s), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd), 7.92-8.01(1H, dd). 331 NMR:0.95-1.20(2H, m), 1.65-1.80(2H, m), 1.80-1.97(1H, m), 2.52-2.64(1H, m),2.82-3.00(1H, m), 3.36(2H, t), 3.55-3.70(2H, m), 4.00-4.12(2H, m),4.28-4.39(3H, m), 4.51(2H, s), 7.66(1H, t), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd),7.90-8.00(1H, dd). 333 NMR: 1.40-1.63(2H, m), 1.70-1.87(2H, m),3.10-3.26(2H, m), 3.90-4.00(1H, m), 4.05-4.15(1H, m), 4.15-4.30(2H, m),4.53(2H, s), 4.95-4.934.69(4H, m), 7.65(1H, d), 7.73-7.81(1H, dd),7.93-8.03(1H, dd). 334 NMR: 2.18-2.26(2H, m), 2.80-2.85(2H, m),3.58-3.62(1H, m), 3.72-3.80(2H, m), 4.12-4.20(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s),4.77(2H, s), 6.84(1H, br), 7.32(1H, br), 7.72-7.80(1H, dd),7.95-8.03(1H, dd). 341 NMR: 2.08(1H, s), 3.45-3.65(4H, m), 4.40(2H, s),4.53(2H, s), 7.70-7.80(1H, dd), 7.80-8.00(2H, m). 343 NMR: 1.18-1.45(4H,m), 1.80-2.00(4H, m), 3.36-3.50(1H, m), 3.89-4.02(1H, m), 4.37(2H, s),4.50(2H, s), 7.02(1H, br), 7.35-7.50(1H, d), 7.72-7.81(1H, dd),7.90-8.00(1H, dd). 348 NMR: 1.66-1.84(2H, m), 2.16-2.30(2H, m),3.00-3.16(2H, m), 3.42-3.60(1H, m), 4.02-4.18(2H, m), 4.32-4.46(2H, m),4.56(2H, s), 4.74(2H, s), 6.86(1H, br), 7.72-7.84(1H, dd), 7.94-8.06(1H,dd). 365 NMR: 3.40-4.00(8H, m), 4.14(2H, s), 4.56(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s),7.85(1H, dd), 7.96(1H, dd). 366 NMR: 2.52(2H, t), 3.45-4.00(10H, m),4.55(2H, s), 4.76(2H, s), 7.86(1H, dd), 7.96 (1H, dd). 367 NMR:1.70-1.94(2H, m), 3.35-3.52(2H, m), 3.52-3.65(1H, m), 3.65-3.80(3H, m),3.80-3.87(1H, m), 3.87-3.95(1H, m), 4.00(1H, s), 4.08(1H, s), 4.51(2H,d), 4.73(2H, s), 4.70-5.30(1H, br), 7.80-7.90(1H, m), 7.94(1H, dd). 368NMR: 2.58-2.70(2H, m), 3.20-3.36(2H, m), 3.65-3.90(4H, m), 4.00-4.50(1H,br), 4.55(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 7.86(2H, dd), 7.95(1H, dd). 369 NMR:1.35-1.55(2H, m), 1.75-1.90(2H, m), 3.30-3.43(2H, m), 3.70-3.85(1H, m),3.90-4.10(2H, m), 4.52(2H, s), 4.70(2H, s), 6.50-7.50(1H, br, 7.85(1H,dd), 7.93(1H, dd). 370 NMR: 1.10-1.30(2H, m), 1.60-1.82(3H, m),2.90-3.12(2H, m), 3.20-3.34(2H, m), 4.20-4.40(2H, m), 4.51(2H, s),4.68(2H, s), 6.10-7.50(1H, br), 7.85(1H, dd), 7.92(1H, dd).

TABLE 37 Ex Data 371 NMR: 1.10-1.30(2H, m), 1.30-1.46(2H, m),1.60-1.85(3H, m), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 3.46(2H, t), 4.20-4.35(2H, m),4.52(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s), 6.50-7.50(1H, br), 7.84(1H, dd), 7.92(1H, dd).372 NMR: 3.10-3.30(4H, m), 3.50-3.70(4H, m), 3.75-3.90(2H, m),4.30-4.46(2H, m), 4.61(2H, s), 4.80(2H, s), 5.50-6.50(1H, br), 7.87(1H,dd), 8.00(1H, dd), 11.00-11.40(1H, br). 399 NMR: 1.50-2.10(12H, m),3.22(1H, quintet), 3.65(2H, t), 3.76(2H, t), 3.80-4.00(2H, m), 4.59(2H,s), 4.77(2H, s). 407 NMR: 1.05-1.30(4H, m), 1.40-1.90(11H, m),1.90-2.10(2H, m), 2.20(2H, t), 3.00-3.26(3H, m), 3.50-4.50(3H, m),4.59(2H, s), 4.71(2H, s). 421 NMR: 1.04-1.22(4H, m), 1.80-1.90(2H, m),2.10-2.21(1H, m), 3.60-3.68(2H, m), 3.70-3.76(2H, m), 3.78-3.90(4H, m),4.59(2H, s), 4.75(2H, s). 422 NMR: 1.00-1.20(6H, m), 1.25-1.40(3H, m),1.70-1.85(4H, m), 2.05-2.15(1H, m), 2.90-3.10(2H, m), 3.32-3.52(4H, m),4.25-4.40(1H, m), 4.56(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s). 432 NMR: 1.80-2.10(4H, m),2.20-2.45(4H, m), 3.62-3.72(3H, m), 3.76-3.84(2H, m), 3.90-4.02(4H, m),4.61(2H, s), 4.79(2H, s). 436 NMR: 1.25-1.45(3H, m), 1.55-1.90(9H, m),1.95-2.10(2H, m), 3.00-3.17(2H, m), 3.18-3.30(1H, m), 3.30-3.50(4H, m),4.30-4.80(4H, m), 4.62(2H, s), 4.73(2H, s). 437 NMR: 1.40-1.56(2H, m),1.56-1.90(9H, m), 1.90-2.08(2H, m), 3.14-3.26(3H, m), 3.32-3.50(2H, m),3.90-4.55(3H, m), 4.59(2H, s), 4.73(2H, s). 442 NMR: 1.10-1.30(4H, m),2.45-1.70(4H, m), 1.75-1.95(4H, m), 1.95-2.10(1H, m), 2.15-2.40(6H, m),3.06-3.22(2H, m), 3.58-3.72(1H, m), 4.43(1H, br), 4.59(2H, s), 4.72(2H,s). 457 NMR: 1.05-1.25(6H, m), 1.31-1.40(2H, m), 1.71-1.82(3H, m),2.10-2.20(1H, m), 3.05-3.12(2H, t), 3.40-3.50(2H, t), 4.28-4.31(2H, m),4.58(2H, s), 4.68(2H, s). 469 NMR: 2.26(2H, brs), 3.00(2H, brs),3.27-3.40(4H, m), 3.81-3.83(2H, m), 4.25(2H, brs), 5.64(1H, s), 7.75(1H,dd), 7.98(1H, dd). 471 NMR: 1.02-1.04(2H, m)1.79-1.82(3H,m)3.16-3.41(6H, m), 3.69(2H, dd), 4.53(1H, dd), 4.72(2H, m), 7.79(1H,dd), 8-03(1H, dd).

Chemical structures of other compounds of the present invention aregiven in Tables 38 and 39 below. These compounds are readily preparedusing the above preparation methods, methods described in Examples,methods obvious to those skilled in the art, or modified methodsthereof. Symbols in Tables represent the following meaning.

No: Compound Number

TABLE 38 No Structure A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

A8

A9

A10

A11

A12

TABLE 39 No Structure A13

A14

A15

A16

A17

A18

A19

A20

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INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The compounds of the present invention exhibit excellent promotingactivity on insulin secretion and preventive activity againsthyperglycemia. Hence, the compounds of the present invention, based onthese actions, are useful for treating and/or preventinginsulin-dependent diabetes (type 1 diabetes), non-insulin-dependentdiabetes (type 2 diabetes), insulin-resistant diseases, obesity, and thelike.

1. A condensed pyrimidine compound represented by formula (I) orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein A represents a ring

where at least one carbon atom within said ring is optionallysubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), halogen atom, carboxyl, —CO₂-(loweralkyl), and carbamoyl, where the sulfur atom within the ring isoxidized; R¹ represents: (1) phenyl substituted with at least threehalogen atoms, which may have at least one additional substituent, or(2) cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl,each of which is optionally substituted; and R² represents a grouprepresented by formula (II) or an optionally substituted cyclic amino:

wherein R²¹ and R²² may be identical or different and each represents—H, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl,heteroaryl, non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or —O-(lower alkyl), each ofwhich is optionally substituted.
 2. The compound according to claim 1,wherein R¹ is phenyl substituted with at least three halogen atoms. 3.The compound according to claim 2, wherein R² is optionally substitutedcyclic amino.
 4. The compound according to claim 3, wherein R² isoptionally substituted piperazinyl or optionally substitutedpiperidinyl.
 5. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹ iscyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or cycloheptyl, eachof which is optionally substituted.
 6. The compound according to claim5, wherein R¹ is cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, each of which is optionallysubstituted.
 7. The compound according to claim 6, wherein R² isoptionally substituted cyclic amino.
 8. The compound according to claim7, wherein R² is optionally substituted piperazinyl or optionallysubstituted piperidinyl.
 9. A condensed pyrimidine compound, orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from the groupconsisting of3-{4-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperazin-1-yl}propanamide,1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)piperidin-4-ol,N-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]methyl}-2-hydroxyacetamide,3-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}propanamide,3-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)propan-1-ol,3-({1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}amino)propionicacid,4-[1-(2-cyclopentyl-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]butyricacid,4-[1-(2-cyclobutyl-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperidin-4-yl]butyricacid, and4-{1-[2-(4-chloro-2,5-difluorophenyl)-6,6-dioxido-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]piperidin-4-yl}butyricacid.
 10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound accordingto claim 1 and one or more additives selected from the group consistingof a carrier, an inert diluent, a lubricant, a disintegrating agent, astabilizer, a solubilizing agent, an adjuvant, a sweetener, a flavor, afragrance, a preservative, an aqueous solvent, and a suspension medium.11. A condensed pyrimidine compound represented by formula (I) orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein A represents a ring

where at least one carbon atom within said ring is optionallysubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof lower alkyl, —O-(lower alkyl), halogen atom, carboxyl, —CO₂-(loweralkyl), and carbamoyl, where the sulfur atom within the ring isoptionally oxidized; R¹ is a phenyl substituted with at least threehalogen atoms; and R² represents a group represented by formula (II) oran optionally substituted cyclic amino:

wherein R²¹ and R²² may be identical or different and each represents—H, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl,heteroaryl, non-aromatic heterocyclyl, or —O-(lower alkyl), each ofwhich is optionally substituted.
 12. The compound according to claim 11,wherein R² is optionally substituted cyclic amino.
 13. The compoundaccording to claim 12, wherein R² is optionally substituted piperazinylor optionally substituted piperidinyl.